Urena lobata
Caesar Weed, Caesarweed
Other regional names: Congo Jute
- Congo Jute
Also known as: Hibiscus americanus (L.) Mabb. +17 more
- Hibiscus americanus (L.) Mabb.
- Lebretonia candida Lem.
- Malachra urena DC.
- Pavonia hookeri (Gürke) Hochr.
- Urena aculeata Mill.
- Urena americana L. ex L.fil.
- Urena blumei Hassk.
- Urena callifera C.B.Clarke
- Urena cana Wall.
- Urena diversifolia Schumach. & Thonn.
- Urena grandiflora Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
- Urena haenkeana Walp.
- Urena heteromorpha Montrouz.
- Urena heterophylla Schrad.
- Urena hookeri Gürke
- Urena lobata f. swartzii Hochr.
- Urena lobata f. umbrosa Hochr.
- Urena lobata subsp. alba S.N.Pardeshi & Srinivasu
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Urena lobata (commonly known as Caesar Weed) is a shrub within the Malvaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, North America, the Pacific, and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, C. American Pacific Is., Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Marianas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Ascension, Comoros, Cook Is., Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Hawaii, Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Marquesas, Namibia, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Provinces, Samoa, Society Is., South Carolina, St.Helena, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms