Friis, I.Wilmot‐Dear, C.M. 1988. A revision of the tribeForsskaoleae(Urticaceae). ‐ Nord. J. Bot. 8: 25–59. Copenhagen. ISSN 0107–055X.The tribe Forsskaoleae has been revised and the inflorescence and floral structure reinvestigated. The alternative interpretation of the flowers and inflorescences of Forsskaoleae proposed by Rivieres is rejected. A division of the tribe into two subtribes is tentatively maintained. The study of all genera is based on the total available material, with exception ofForsskaolea, of which only the types and some additional material have been studied, and an annotated survey of the six recognized species is presented. InDroguetiaseven species are recognized, distributed from tropical and South Africa to Madagascar, the Mascarenes, Java, and India. An infrageneric division of the genus is not tenable. The genusDidymodoxa, for the last hundred years united withAustralina, is reestablished with two species, both restricted to eastern and southern Africa. The genusAustralinais, within the new delimitation, disjunct between Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand on the one hand and Ethiopia and Kenya on the other. In view of the considerable differences between them, each of the two species is placed in a separate section, sect.Australinaand sect.Sarmentago. The lectotypification ofUrtica capensismade by Prain is shown to be in conflict with the protologue; a new lectotype is selected, with consequence for the nomenclature of a South African Acalypha species (Euphorbiaceae). All taxa are keyed out and described; distribution maps and illustrations are provided for mo
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