Urera caracasana (Jacq.) Gaudich ex Griseb.

MONRO, A. K., SANTAMARÍA-AGUILAR, D., GONZÁLEZ, F., CHACÓN, O., SOLANO, D., RODRÍGUEZ, A., ZAMORA, N., FEDELE, E. & CORREA, M., 2017, A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama, Phytotaxa 322 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

Urera caracasana (Jacq.) Gaudich ex Griseb.

Crespón, Ortiga de montaña, Ortiga, Ortiga blanca (CR). Terrestrial shrubs or trees. Distribution in PILA 0–2500 m, low elevation mixed forest, mixed forest in transition to low elevation forest, mixed forest in transition to cloud forest, cloud forest, low elevation oak forest. Global distribution: Mexico to Honduras, Costa Rica to the Guyanas, Argentina. Records: A.K. Monro 4241 (BM), A.K. Monro 4344 (BM), A.K. Monro 4346 (BM), A.K. Monro 4392 (BM), C. Hamilton 3631 (MO), D. Solano 4328 (BM, INB, MO, PMA), S. Bridgewater 4222 (BM, INB, MO, PMA). Uses: medicinal.