Urera glabra
Urera glabra
Safety & Hazards
Although no specific mention has been seen for this species, most, if not all, members of this genus have strongly stinging hairs[ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ].
Botanical Description
Urera glabra is a shrub or a small tree with rather long, thick, drooping branches; it usually grows 2 - 8 metres tall but occasionally to 10.5 metres. The straight bole can be up to 30cm in diameter and is clothed in a smooth, very fibrous bark[ 417 Title Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database Publication Author Website http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian plants. , 509 Title The Indiginous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands Publication Author Rock J.F. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 1913 ISBN Description A guide to the trees and forests of Hawaii. Rather dated, but a good work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is nearly always a tree when growing on the main island of Hawaii, but is usually only a shrub on the other islands[ 509 Title The Indiginous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands Publication Author Rock J.F. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 1913 ISBN Description A guide to the trees and forests of Hawaii. Rather dated, but a good work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of fibre.