Urera oblongifolia Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Urera

Characteristics

A woody creeper. It has roots that can attach to other plants. It can grow 16 m high. It has some stinging glands.
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A glabrous forest liane, climbing by adventitious roots on the slender almost unarmed reddish stems
Fruits succulent, orange-red.
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 15.5
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Environment

Dense primary forests and also in the more open secondary formations; epiphytic; regrowth; forest gallery with Parinari excelsa; plateau with Salacia alpestris, Cissus petiolata, Justicia flava; at elevations from 475-1,600 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows in deciduous forests in West Africa.
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Usage

The leaves are slimy and often cooked with cassava leaves.
Uses food gene source medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:857040-1
WFO ID wfo-0001235675
COL ID 8T2JG
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Synonyms

Urera sarmentosa Urera liberica Urera oblongifolia