Urera obovata Benth.

A woody creeper. It grows 30 m long. The stems attach by roots that develop from the stem. Young branches have stinging hairs. The leaves are simple and arranged alternately. The leaf blade is broadly oval and 16 cm long. The base is rounded and it tapers to a short tip. There are rounded teeth along the edge. Plants are separately male and female. The flowers are small. The fruit is dry and 2.5 mm long. It has a fleshy envelope around it.

Moist lowland rainforest and the more open areas of secondary growth, often in swampy areas with Pteris togoensis, Enneastemon barteri, Nervilia sp.; at elevations from 475-900 metres.

The leaves are cooked as a vegetable and added to soups. They are slimy and are mixed with cassava leaves.

Can be grown by seedlings.