Sect. Duretia is a big-sized sect. of genus Boehmeria, the phylogenetic relationship of it is not very clear. The sequences of nrDNA ITS from nine species and four varieties of sect. Duretia in Boehmeria were analyzed by PCR amplification and direct sequencing. The average sequences of PCR products were about 687 bp including ITS-1, 5.8S and ITS-2. By referring to sequence of Pilea notata, the genetic distance among varieties were calculated, MP tree and NJ tree was constructed to analyze the genetic relationships of sect. Duretia in Boehmeria....