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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Urera laciniata Goudot ex Wedd.

Urticaceae

SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)

[S]

mes

dr (branch used to clean the "mal aire" of persons)

Urera girardinioides Seem. Urtica laciniata Goudot ex Wedd.

jagged scratchbush

urera lacinié

chichicaste (Nicaragua); ortiga (Costa Rica); pica pica (Bolivia)

arará (chimane); chonta chini (quichua, Ecuador); nara (shuar, Ecuador); papaya chini (quichua, Ecuador); shirimpich nara, shiwiar nára (shuar, Ecuador)

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Latin name	Urera laciniata Goudot ex Wedd.
Family	Urticaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	[S]
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes
Use	dr (branch used to clean the "mal aire" of persons)
Synonym	Urera girardinioides Seem. Urtica laciniata Goudot ex Wedd.
English name	jagged scratchbush
French name	urera lacinié
Spanish name	chichicaste (Nicaragua); ortiga (Costa Rica); pica pica (Bolivia)
Other name	arará (chimane); chonta chini (quichua, Ecuador); nara (shuar, Ecuador); papaya chini (quichua, Ecuador); shirimpich nara, shiwiar nára (shuar, Ecuador)
Trade name