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Urera hypselodendron

Botanic Family

Urticaceae

Author

(Hochstetter ex A. Richard) Weddell

Common Names

• Olnyaal (Kimasai)
• Khangaya (Kisafwa )

Geographical Habitats

• Burundi
• Congo
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Rwanda
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Aug
• Oct

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Liane or tall woody stemmed perennial scrambler with leaves glabrous above & glabrate or puberulous beneath 160mm x 125mm, dioecious white flowers, terminal female inflorescence, pale brown achene with dark brown spots or orange-red fruit

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA