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Useful Tropical Plants

Urera oblongifolia

Benth.

Urticaceae


This species is closely related to Urera obovata Benth., or possibly conspecific with it[
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+ Synonyms

Fleurya sarmentosa A.Chev.

Urera liberica Engl. ex Mildbr.

Urera obovata longifolia Wedd.

Urera sarmentosa A.Chev.

Common Name:

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General Information

Urera oblongifolia is a climbing shrub that can produce slender stems 15 - 20 metres long. It grows into the surrounding vegetation, where it attaches itself by means of adventitious roots[
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Title
African Flowering Plants Database
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http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
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Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

The plant is armed with stinging hairs[
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Title
African Flowering Plants Database
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http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
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Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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Description
Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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Botanical References

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Title
Flora of Tropical Africa Vol 1 - 8
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Author
Var
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
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L.Reeve & Co.; Ashford, Kent.
Year
1868 - 1917
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Description
Very little information on habitat, range and uses, but gives good descriptions of the plants. It can be downloaded from the internet.

Range

West tropical Africa - Senegal to Ghana.

Habitat

Dense primary forests and also in the more open secondary formations; epiphytic; regrowth; forest gallery with Parinari excelsa; plateau with Salacia alpestris, Cissus petiolata, Justicia flava; at elevations from 475 - 1,600 metres[
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Title
African Flowering Plants Database
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
Publisher
Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].

Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
HabitClimber
Height15.00 m
Self-fertileNo
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[
515
Title
Flora of Tropical Africa Vol 1 - 8
Publication
 
Author
Var
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
L.Reeve & Co.; Ashford, Kent.
Year
1868 - 1917
ISBN
 
Description
Very little information on habitat, range and uses, but gives good descriptions of the plants. It can be downloaded from the internet.
].

Edible Uses

Leaves - cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
]. A mucilaginous texture[
299
Title
Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.prota.org
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
]. Often eaten with cassava leaves[
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Title
Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.prota.org
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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