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| Family : URTICACEAE |
Protologue : Niger Fl. 516 (1849)  |
| Information on the genus : Urera |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Boehmeria rigida Benth. (1849) |
| =Urera rigida (Benth.) Keay (1955) |
| =Urera elliotii Rendle (1916) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Liane; stems ramose, armed with many short prickle-like protuberances, to 30 m tall; leaves not scabrid above, ± puberulous beneath, 8-11 x 3,5-6 cm, margins crenate, petiole slender. |
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| Ecology : |
Swamp with Pteris togoensis, Enneastemon barteri, Nervilia sp.; forest and forest regrowth. |
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475-900 m alt. |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- LEBRUN, J. P. & A. L. STORK (1992). Enumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique tropicale. Chrysobalanaceae à Apiaceae. Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 2: 146
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Fgui |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
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| Record n°122284 |
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