scratchbush
Urera baccifera (L.) Gaudich. ex Wedd.
Urera baccifera is a flowering plant in the Urticaceae family, commonly known as scratchbush. It is native to the Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America to South America, and the Caribbean. The species is found in various regions of Colombia, including the Amazonian areas and several departments and parks.
Description
Urera baccifera is a member of the Urticaceae family and is known by multiple common names such as scratchbush, ortiga brava, and pringamoza. It is distributed across the Americas, from Mexico to South America and the Caribbean. In Colombia, it is found in regions like the Amazonia colombiana, including the departments of Vichada, Meta, Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo, and Vaupés, as well as in Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete and other localities. The species was first described in 1852.
Other common names
scratchbush
Distribution
Subregiones: Cordillera occidental, Cordillera central, Norte, Zona central, Sur, Enclaves subxerofíticos · Barrancas | Distracción | Hatonuevo | Riohacha | Tuluá · Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados · Boyacá | Campohermoso | Saliendo de la cabecera de Campohermoso · Boyacá | Santa María · Galápagos Islands · Amazonia colombiana: sur del departamento del Vichada; el suroriente del Meta; todo el territorio de los departamentos de Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo y Vaupés; la Bota Caucana; y las vertientes amazónicas de Nariño (la parte alta de los · Departamentos del Caquetá y Guaviare: Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete · Departamento de Quindío, municipio de Córdoba · Caño Cuduyarí, departamento de Vaupés (Amazonia Colombiana) · Colombia | Bolívar | Turbaco | Jardín Botánico de Cartagena "Guillermo Piñeres" y alrededores
Synonyms
Urtica bacciferaUrera horridaUrtica horridaUrtica grandidentataCalostima aculeataUrtica armigeraUrera viridisetosaUrera baccifera var. horridaUrera rugosaUrera armigera
