Boehmeria caudata
Also known as: Boehmeria ampullacea Kunth +18 more
- Boehmeria ampullacea Kunth
- Boehmeria arborescens Gardner
- Boehmeria arguta Mart. ex Miq.
- Boehmeria caudata var. arborescens (Gardner) Wedd.
- Boehmeria caudata var. arguta (Mart. ex Miq.) Wedd.
- Boehmeria caudata var. lanceolata Wedd.
- Boehmeria caudata var. petiolaris (Kunth) Blume
- Boehmeria caudata var. tomentosa Wedd.
- Boehmeria flagelliformis Liebm.
- Boehmeria guatemalensis Gand.
- Boehmeria palmeri S.Watson
- Boehmeria peruviana Blume
- Boehmeria petiolaris Kunth
- Boehmeria scabrella Blume
- Boehmeria sordida Rusby
- Boehmeria stipulata Glaz.
- Boehmeria tenuistachys Rusby
- Procris caudata (Sw.) Poir.
- Ramium ampullaceum (Kunth) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Urticaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Found natively in North America and South America, Boehmeria caudata is a shrub or tree belonging to the Urticaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Jamaica