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Urera glabra
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Urera glabra

Urera glabra

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although no specific mention has been seen for this species, most, if not all, members of this genus have strongly stinging hairs[PFAF].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

It is not a very dry district plant, but favors regions with more frequent and heavier precipitation[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Urera+glabra>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]The Indiginous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands — Rock J.F. · 1913 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A guide to the trees and forests of Hawaii. Rather dated, but a good work. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  2. [2]Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database — http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp ↩︎Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian plants.
  3. [3]Useful Fiber Plants of the World — Dodge C.R. · USDA; Washington. · 1897 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎A rather dated, but very comprehensive catalogue of fibre plants from around the world. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.
  4. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎