Urera trinervis (Hochst.) Friis & Immelman

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Rusitu Forest

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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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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)
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 97. (Includes a picture). 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. Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 76.

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