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Urera elata

Botanic Family

Urticaceae

Author

(Swartz) Grisebach

Common Names

• Ortiga (Costa Rica)

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Guatemala
• Jamaica
• Leeward Islands
• Mexico
• Panama
• Peru
• Venezuela
• Windward Islands

Natural Habitats

• Coastal
• secondary woodland
• secondary forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jul
• Aug
• Oct

Hairy shrub, tree or vine to 5m+ with crenate leaves. Showy red flowers or white or pink, cauliflorous, bright orange fruit

Further References

• Mobot
• Standley
• The Plant List 2