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Urera baccifera (L.) Wedd.

(Urticaceae)
Collection: Fajardo-G., F. et al. - 6211

Collection object

Herbarium stamp 32800
Preparations Excicado - 1; Fotografía - 1: JBB44827
Determiner Cabezas, Jaime
Determination date 2021-08-07

Collecting event

Country Colombia
State/Province Antioquia
County San Luis
Locality Río Claro Natural Reserve
Coordinates (verbatim) 5.8936° N - 74.85916° W
Latitud decimal 5.8936
Longitud decimal -74.85916
Elevation (in meters) 314.0000000000
Collection date 2020-01-17

Taxonomy

Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Superclass Angiospermae
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Rosales
Family Urticaceae
Genus Urera
Species baccifera
Species author (L.) Wedd.
Scientific name Urera baccifera (L.) Wedd.

Biological attributes

Phenology Floración
Plant description Multistemmed shrub to 5 m, up to 10 cm in diameter. Bark pale brown covered in stinging spines. Bark slash shows a clear sap, and the slash oxidises brown. Petiole to 34 cm long, lamina to 45 x 32 cm. Petiole and abaxial venation covered in fine stinging spines. Inflorescences either cauliflorous or in leaf axil. Ants were found crawling all over the shrub.
Locality and habit remarks Disturbed, tropical, lowland, evergreen, mid-Magdalena type rainforest on karst. Growing in a small very light open river gorge, in coarse sandy soil right on the river bank. Very few tall trees were growing in the immediate vicinity. Found at La Mullata river 100 meters upstream from the bridge crossing la Mullata river on the road to Rio Claro reserve.

Cite as

Herbario JBB en línea - Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis. 2025-06-17
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Modified: 2024-12-03 10:46:37

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