Urticaceæ.

Urticaceæ. a natural order of trees, shrubs, and herbs, natives of almost all parts of the world. The order embraces about 110 genera, divided into 8 tribes or sub-orders, and about 1500 species. The tribes are Artocarpeæ, which includes the Bread-fruit Tree (Artocarpus incisa); Cannabineæ, which is represented by Hemp (q.v.); Celtideæ, the principal representative of which is the Nettletree (Celtis australis); Conocephaleæ, to which no interest attaches; Moreæ, to which belongs the Mulberry (q.v.); Thelygoneæ, including nothing of interest; Ulmeæ, represented by the Elm (q.v.); and Urticeæ, which comprises the Stinging Nettletree, the Fig (q.v.), &c.