EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: URNLO
• Preferred name: Urena lobata
• Authority: Linnaeus

Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan), Japan, Africa (generally, except Somalia, Botswana, Cape), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except southern cone). Cultivated as a fibre plant in some countries, and also used medicinally.  Introduced in Namibia, northern South Africa, USA, Pacific and Indian Ocean islands 

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