Collection Details
Species: Urera caracasana (Jacq.) Gaudich. ex Griseb.
Collection Date: 21 May 2001
Determined By: J. P. Janovec
Determination Date: 29 October 2010
Institution: BRIT
Locality
Continent: South America
Country: Peru
Region: Madre de Díos
Subregion: Tambopata Province
Closest Town: Puerto Maldonado
Locality Description: Río Los Amigos, traveled downriver - collected samples from riverside and upper bank.
Locality Site Specific: Los Amigos River watershed.
DD Latitude: -12.57
DD Longitude: -70.1
Elevation: 250-250 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Lowland tropical to subtropical moist forest. River bank and low floodplain vegetation.
Soil Description: Soil sandy, clay.
Habitat: Terrestrial
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Liana sprawling shrub. Fruit red. Leaf undersides pale, somewhat glaucous.
Habit: Liana
Other Data
Research Site: Los Amigos Conservation Concession & Biological Station
Project: Los Amigos Botany