See text Myrianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family (Urticaceae).

[1] They are mostly tropical trees, shrubs, or lianas.

Leaves are simple and pinnately veined or with a palmate structure.

It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants.

[2] The leaves of Myrianthus arboreus are an important food source in the Delta and Edo States of Nigeria where the plant is known locally as ujuju.