Urera
E100696
Urera is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family, known for its often stinging hairs and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urera canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | subfamily Urticoideae ⓘ |
| characteristic |
dioecious or monoecious plants
ⓘ
has stinging hairs ⓘ nettle-like leaves ⓘ often woody or shrubby habit ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| distributionStatus | pantropical ⓘ |
| family | Urticaceae ⓘ |
| fruitType | small fleshy fruits ⓘ |
| growthForm |
climbing plants
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ small trees ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest edges
ⓘ
secondary vegetation ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | urera ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
serrated leaf margins
ⓘ
simple leaves ⓘ small unisexual flowers ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Urera aurantiaca
ⓘ
Urera baccifera ⓘ Urera caracasana ⓘ Urera glabriuscula ⓘ Urera hypselodendron ⓘ Urera trinervis ⓘ |
| isA |
flowering plant genus
ⓘ
nettles and allies ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Madagascar ⓘ Neotropical realm ⓘ
surface form:
Neotropics
Pacific islands ⓘ subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| notableSpecies | Urera baccifera ⓘ |
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| reproduction | wind-pollinated flowers ⓘ |
| stingingStructure | urticating hairs ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fiber production
ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.