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North America distribution zone

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Boehmeria caudata Sw.

Urticaceae

SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) South America (general)

SC SE

hel hyg

Boehmeria ampullacea Kunth Boehmeria arborescens Gardner Boehmeria arguta Mart. ex Miq. Boehmeria caudata var. arborescens (Gardner) Wedd. Boehmeria caudata var. arguta (Mart. ex Miq.) Wedd. Boehmeria caudata var. lanceolata Wedd. Boehmeria caudata var. petiolaris (Kunth) Blume Boehmeria caudata var. tomentosa Wedd. Boehmeria flagelliformis Liebm. Boehmeria guatemalensis Gand. Boehmeria palmeri S.Watson Boehmeria peruviana Blume Boehmeria petiolaris Kunth Boehmeria sordida Rusby Boehmeria stipulata Glaz. Boehmeria tenuistachys Rusby Urtica spicata Sessé & Moç.

caudate falsenettle; nettle tree (Jamaica)

boehméria caudé

gusano, munchiro (Colombia); ortiguilla (Ecuador); rabo de gato (Colombia)

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Latin name	Boehmeria caudata Sw.
Family	Urticaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hel hyg
Use
Synonym	Boehmeria ampullacea Kunth Boehmeria arborescens Gardner Boehmeria arguta Mart. ex Miq. Boehmeria caudata var. arborescens (Gardner) Wedd. Boehmeria caudata var. arguta (Mart. ex Miq.) Wedd. Boehmeria caudata var. lanceolata Wedd. Boehmeria caudata var. petiolaris (Kunth) Blume Boehmeria caudata var. tomentosa Wedd. Boehmeria flagelliformis Liebm. Boehmeria guatemalensis Gand. Boehmeria palmeri S.Watson Boehmeria peruviana Blume Boehmeria petiolaris Kunth Boehmeria sordida Rusby Boehmeria stipulata Glaz. Boehmeria tenuistachys Rusby Urtica spicata Sessé & Moç.
English name	caudate falsenettle; nettle tree (Jamaica)
French name	boehméria caudé
Spanish name	gusano, munchiro (Colombia); ortiguilla (Ecuador); rabo de gato (Colombia)
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