Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Urera baccifera
Medicinal
Product
Tree Family
Urticaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
18cm
Length
×
12cm
Width
Tree Height
Shrub (1–10m)
Elevational Range (m)
15–3000m
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Peru
Native to
Region
Americas
Latin America
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Unknown
Prevalence
Unknown
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Tree Management
Planted by seeds and through dispersal of seeds by birds. Fresh seeds germinate in 26 days. Cuttings should also quickly take root in the soil. Its spines are very painful.
Tree Benefits and Uses
Farmer Uses
- Medicinal
- Product
Fiber of branches is used for the manufacture of ropes, twine and paper. Used to treat allergies by bathing with cooked water from the leaves. The root is cooked and taken for nine mornings to treat poor circulation. It is used to relieve pain, including muscle aches, arthritis, pulled muscles, snakebite, ray stings, and fire ant bites.
Farm Services
- Windbreak
Biodiversity Benefits
No
Citations
Citations
Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2022-06-23. tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Urera+baccifera;
WFO (2022): Urera baccifera (L.) Gaudich. ex Wedd. Accessed on: 24 Jun 2022. Published on the Internet http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000416780;
Urera baccifera (L.) Gaudich. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed on 2022-06-24. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei;
Vásquez-Vélez, A.I. 2022-7-12. Urera baccifera (L.) Wedd. En Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co