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Urena lobata.jpg

Urena lobata  L.

Caesarweed​

Plants > Angiosperms > Malvaceae > ​​Urena lobata

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Urena
Species: lobata


  • Common names: Caesarweed​
  • Thai names: ขมงดง khamong dong (Sukhothai), ขี้ครอก khi khrok (Central), ชบาป่า chaba pa (Nan), บอเทอ bo-thoe (Karen-Mae Hong Son), ปอเส้ง po seng (Pattani), ปะเทาะ pa-tho (Karen-Mae Hong Son), ปูลุ pu-lu (Malay-Narathiwat), เส้ง seng (Peninsular), หญ้าผมยุ่ง ya phom yung (Northern), หญ้าหัวยุ่ง ya-hua-yung (Shan-Mae Hong Son), หญ้าอียู ya i yu (Northern)
  • Chinese names: 地桃花 di tao hua
  • Distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.), Nakhon Ratchasima (Khao Yai N.P.)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Urena lobata from Thailand.
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Urena lobata Khao Yai N.P. Nakhon Ratchasima October
Urena lobata Doi Suthep Pui NP Chiang Mai Dec 2019.jpg
Urena lobata, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, December 2019
Urena lobata pod Doi Suthep Pui NP Chiang Mai Dec 2019.jpg
Urena lobata, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, December 2019
Urena lobata leaf Doi Suthep Pui NP Chiang Mai Dec 2019.jpg
Urena lobata, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, December 2019
Urena lobata plant Doi Suthep Pui NP Chiang Mai Dec 2019.jpg
Urena lobata, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, December 2019

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
​Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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