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Urera trinervis
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Rusitu Forest
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Rusitu Forest
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Rusitu Forest
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Road from Mt Selinda to Espungabera border post
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Road from Mt Selinda to Espungabera border post
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Road from Mt Selinda to Espungabera border post
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| Synonyms: |
Elatostema trinerve Hochst. Urera cameroonensis Wedd. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Softly woody liane, up to 10 m. Stems with copious clear sap. Leaves elliptic to ovate with 2-3 pairs of lateral veins; margin entire. Flowers in lax axillary cymes, rarely with a few stinging hairs, unisexual on different plants. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | trinervis: 3-veined |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Ghana through Central Africa to Ethiopia and South to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N |
| Growth form(s): | Climber, liane, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Hyalites igola (Food plant) Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Larval food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Coates Palgrave K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 154. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 234. As Urera cameroonensis Friis, I. (1991). Urticaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 81 - 83. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 82. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 182. |
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Kew Herbarium catalogue: Urera trinervis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Urera trinervis
The Plant List (version 1.1): Urera trinervis
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