Urera baccifera (L.) Gaudich. ex Wedd.

Filed As

Urticaceae
Urera baccifera (L.) Gaudich. ex Wedd.

Collector(s)

M. H. Nee 48465, 24 Feb 1998

Location

Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Andrés Ibáñez Prov. 3.5 km NE of Montero Hoyos on dirt road [to San Antonio?].

Habitat

Remnants of chaco forest, with Phyllostylon rhamnoides, Acanthosyris falcata, Aspidospermum quebracho-blanco, Ruprechtia triflora, with small temporary roadside pond, surrounded by pastures and cultivated fields. Flat, clay soil.

Description

Dioecious shrublets, few-branched, 1.5-2.5 m tall; hairs stinging!! Female inflorescence branches purple, the fruit snow white; male inflorescence branches a lighter purple, the flowers white.

Specimen Notes

see NY barcode 306100

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 306101

Occurrence ID: b7089f98-0b54-4499-9b76-86f064fc7153

Related Objects

Specimen - 306100, M. H. Nee 48465, Urera baccifera (L.) Gaudich. ex Wedd., Urticaceae (82.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Andrés Ibáñez Prov.

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