| Obetia radula (Baker) Baker ex B.D. Jacks. |
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| Family : URTICACEAE |
| Protologue : Index Kewensis, 3: 323 3: 323 (1895) |
| Information on the genus : Obetia |
| Basionym : Urera radula Baker |
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Status
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| Status for MA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Urera radula Baker (1881) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Obetia ficifolia var. heracleifolia Pers. |
| =Obetia laciniata Baker (1883) |
| =Obetia morifolia Baker (1883) |
| =Obetia pinnatifida Baker (1883) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Sparsely branched shrub or tree 5-13 m tall, presumably dioecious; trunk 0,2-0,5 m Ø at base, with main branching point either near the base or at the top, ultimate branchlets ± 0,8 cm thick, when dry, probably more when fresh[…] |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Rocky hill-sides in evergreen or semi-evergreen bushland (chiefly on hills of the basement complex, less commonly on basalt and lava); sometimes at rocky lake- and river sides; margins of dry forest[…] |
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500-2000 m alt. Stem fibres used for weaving. |
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Madagascar; Comoro Isl. (full map, Kew Bull. 38: 227, 1983). |
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under chg |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Catalogue de Madagascar |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden |
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More information >> ( work in progress )
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 Obetia radula (Baker) Baker ex B.D. Jacks. Obetia radula (Baker) Baker ex B.D. Jacks.; Madagascar, Andrafiamena, for?ts aux alentours d'Anjahankely; num.coll.: LG 5457; photo: Gautier, L., Burivalova, Z. & Ranirison, P.  Obetia radula (Baker) Baker ex B.D. Jacks. Obetia radula (Baker) Baker ex B.D. Jacks.; Madagascar, Andrafiamena, for?ts aux alentours d'Anjahankely; num.coll.: LG 5457; photo: Gautier, L., Burivalova, Z. & Ranirison, P.  Obetia radula (Baker) Baker ex B.D. Jacks. Obetia radula (Baker) Baker ex B.D. Jacks.; Madagascar, Andrafiamena, for?ts aux alentours d'Anjahankely; num.coll.: LG 5457; photo: Gautier, L., Burivalova, Z. & Ranirison, P.
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| Record n°122264 modified 2007-01-11 |
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