Urera gravenreuthii Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Urera

Characteristics

A creeper. It can grow 5-7 m long. The branches are reddish-green. Young parts are hairy. The leaves are narrowly oval and they taper to a blunt tip. They are 8-16 cm long by 6 cm wide. They have stinging hairs.
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A forest liane.
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Mature height (meter) 6.5
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests between 700-1,800 m above sea level.
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Forests at elevations from 700-1,800 metres.
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Usage

The leaves are cooked and used on soups and with other cooked vegetables.
Uses fiber food gene source medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:857015-1
WFO ID wfo-0000416579
COL ID 8T2J7
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Synonyms

Urera gravenreuthii