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Synonyms: |
Urera schimperi Wedd. Urtica hypselodendron A. Rich. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Woody liane, up to 25 m. Stems with numerous adventitious roots and copious clear sap. Leaves ovate to obovate with 3-5 pairs of lateral veins; margin finely serrate or crenate. Stinging hairs few, on the nerves and petioles. Flowers in lax axillary cymes with numerous stinging hairs, unisexual on different plants. |
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Habitat: | Along margins and in clearings of montane and riverine forest. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1450 - 2150 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Eastern DRC, southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | Climber, liane, shrub over 2 m. |
Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Larval food plant) |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Wednesday 14 June 2006 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 280. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 96. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 57. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 24. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 234. Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Pages 282 - 283. (Includes a picture). Friis, I. (1991). Urticaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 82 - 85. (Includes a picture). Hauman, L. (1948). Urticaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume I Pages 181 - 184. as var. flamingiana and var. platyrrhachis (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 82. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 182. Troupin, G. (1978). Urticaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Page 153. (Includes a picture). |
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