Urena

Short description: Genus of flowering plants

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]

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 .

## Contents

* 1 Species
* 2 Gallery
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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

* Urena lobata var. sinuata in Narsapur, Medak district, India .

* Urena lobata var. sinuata in Narsapur, Medak district, India .

* "Urena repanda"

* Urena rigida

## References

1. ↑ Linnaeus C (1753) Species Plantarum 2: 692.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Plants of the World Online: Urena Dill. ex L. (retrieved 21 December 2023)

## External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2227206 entry

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