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Urena
Sign in to saveUrena is the genus of plants, which grow in various tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, although several species are Asian in origin. Some view Urena lobata as a weed, but others make use of its fibre for various purposes. The leaves and flowers are also a famine food in Africa. Its seeds are spread by animals. Fibres obtained from it are used for making coffee sacks in Brazil.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalvales
- FamilyMalvaceae
General: in 1901 but the latter may also be better considered as Urena
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 292
- With media
- 183
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Collections
- UFERSA, NY, BRIT, UFRGS, IPA, MICH
- Recorded in
- Brasil, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Philippines, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Indonesia, United States, Papua New Guinea
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- Urena
- taxon name
- Urena
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Urena
- taxon common name
- 梵天花属
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Urena is the genus of plants, which grow in various tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, although several species are Asian in origin. Some view Urena lobata as a weed, but others make use of its fibre for various purposes. The leaves and flowers are also a famine food in Africa. Its seeds are spread by animals. Fibres obtained from it are used for making coffee sacks in Brazil.
==Species== Plants of the World Online currently includes: Urena armitiana Urena australiensis Urena lobata - type species Urena pedersenii Urena procumbens Urena repanda Urena rigida
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Urena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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