Urena lobata L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Urena lobata L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 44090, 31 Oct 1993

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Las Marías. Bo. Naranjales, along Hwy. 119, 0.4 miles NE of junction with Hwy. 106, near old and new bridges over Río Cañas.

  • Habitat

    Steep slopes, roadsides, coffee plantations.

  • Description

    Weedy herbs to 2.5 m tall. Flowers pink, held with face slightly below the vertical. Fruit green, insconpicous. Phenology of specimen: Fruit, Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    Voucher for medicinal screening by Pfizer Inc.: 44090a ST (Nee-954), 44090b LF+TW (Nee-955).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01008126

    Occurrence ID: 3412738e-d9e6-41fe-863d-c277bfbaeb93

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Urena lobata L. det M. H. Nee, 1993

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Las Marías

  • Locality

    Bo. Naranjales, along Hwy. 119, 0.4 miles NE of junction with Hwy. 106, near old and new bridges over Río Cañas.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 365 m. (1198 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.2083, -67.03

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