I need help with the this African plant, the fruit of which is consumed by chimps and gorillas: Some sources place it in the family Urticaceae: Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Myrianthus holstii Myrianthus - Myrianthus holstii - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life Myrianthus – Wikipedia Others place it (or a similar species) in the family Moraceae: ongo_myrianthus_asrboreus http://www.worldagroforestry.org/usefultrees/pdflib/Myrianthus_holstii_TZA.pdf African Plants - A Photo Guide - Myrianthus holstii Engl. It looks like a mulberry more than a nettle. Which family does it really belong to?
Kew have it as Urticaceae. Maybe without a DNA test the experts cannot agree which family it should be in. Myrianthus holstii Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science This site has a completely different family CECROPIACEAE Myrianthus holstii in Global Plants on JSTOR
I saw that family too. but sort of ignored it, to my detriment, I now see. This quote from Wikipedia helps: "Engler (1964) placed Cecropia in Urtitcales and Moraceae (concephaleideae) because of its woody bark.[4] Later based on the floral characters, most notably the basal ovule and gynoecium which appears to be formed from a single carpel, Thorne (1976) moved it to Malvanae- Urticales, family Urticaceae.[5] Berg (1978) however, placed it in its own family Cercropiaceae. When phylogenetic data became available, Cecropia was then moved back into Urticaceae.[6]" Cecropia - Wikipedia
