Urera hypselodendron (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Wedd.

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Urera hypselodendron

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Chozi View Point, Nyika National Park

Urera hypselodendron

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Chozi View Point, Nyika National Park

Urera hypselodendron

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Chozi View Point, Nyika National Park

Urera hypselodendron

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Northern Loop road towards Nganda Hill, Nyika National Park

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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.
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Worldwide distribution: Eastern DRC, southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Malawi distribution: N,C,S
Growth form(s): Climber, liane, shrub over 2 m.
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Insects associated with this species: Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Larval food plant)
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Content last updated: Sunday 12 May 2019
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.

Friis, I. (1991). Urticaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 82 - 85. (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.

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Urera hypselodendron.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120480, retrieved 19 March 2024

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