Urera caracasana
E446297
Urera caracasana is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family (Urticaceae), native to tropical regions of the Americas and known for its stinging hairs.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eudicot
ⓘ
flowering plant ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
angiosperms
ⓘ
core eudicots ⓘ |
| causesSymptom |
burning sensation
ⓘ
itching ⓘ skin irritation ⓘ |
| distribution | Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
food source for insects
ⓘ
understory vegetation ⓘ |
| family | Urticaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floweringPlantFamily | Urticaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Urera ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrub
ⓘ
small tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
disturbed tropical habitats
ⓘ
tropical forest edges ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
ortiga brava
ⓘ
ortiga mansa ⓘ stinging nettle tree ⓘ urtiga ⓘ |
| hasDefenseMechanism | stinging trichomes ⓘ |
| hasNettleLikeFeatures | true ⓘ |
| hasStingingEffectOn | human skin ⓘ |
| hasStingingHairs | true ⓘ |
| isMedicinalPlant | true ⓘ |
| isPerennial | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafType | broadleaf ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ tropical Americas ⓘ |
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | flower ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional medicine ⓘ |
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