Urera caracasana
Flameberry
Also known as: Urera alceifolia (Poir.) Gaudich. ex B.D.Jacks. +17 more
- Urera alceifolia (Poir.) Gaudich. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Urera alceifolia (Poir.) Gaudich. ex Wedd.
- Urera alceifolia Gaudich.
- Urera capitata var. pavonii Wedd.
- Urera caracasana var. miquelii (Wedd.) Wedd.
- Urera caracasana var. mitis Wedd.
- Urera caracasana var. subpeltata (Miq. ex Mart.) Wedd.
- Urera caracasana var. tomentosa Wedd.
- Urera densiflora Miq.
- Urera jacquinii var. corallina (Liebm.) Wedd.
- Urera jacquinii var. miquelii Wedd.
- Urera jacquinii var. subpeltata (Miq. ex Mart.) Wedd.
- Urera jacquinii var. tomentosa Wedd.
- Urera jacquinii var. ulmifolia (Kunth) Wedd.
- Urera jacquinii Wedd.
- Urera magna Britton
- Urera mitis Miq.
- Urera subpeltata Miq.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Urticaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub or tree.
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Urera caracasana (commonly known as Flameberry) is a scrambling shrub or tree belonging to the Urticaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
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)
Galápagos, New Caledonia