Urena

This article is about the plant genus. For other uses, see Ureña.

Urena is the genus of plants, which grow in various tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, although several species are Asian in origin.^[2] 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.

Urena
Urena lobata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Malvoideae
Tribe:	Hibisceae
Genus:	Urena L.[1]

Species

Plants of the World Online currently includes:^[2]

1. Urena armitiana F.Muell.
2. Urena australiensis Fryxell & Craven
3. Urena lobata L. - type species
4. Urena pedersenii Krapov.
5. Urena procumbens L.
6. Urena repanda Roxb. ex Sm.
7. Urena rigida Wall. ex Mast.

Gallery

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  Urena lobata var. sinuata in Narsapur, Medak district, India.
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  Urena lobata var. sinuata in Narsapur, Medak district, India.
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  "Urena repanda"
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  Urena rigida

References

1. Linnaeus C (1753) Species Plantarum 2: 692.
2. Plants of the World Online: Urena Dill. ex L. (retrieved 21 December 2023)

External links

• Media related to Urena at Wikimedia Commons