Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Urera acuminata Miq., U. alceifolia Gaudich. fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010). In Stewart (1911) as U. alceaefolia.

Origin: Cryptogenic

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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