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Caesar weed
Cheongweei Gan, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Mallow family: kapok, cacao & okra

Caesar weed

Urena lobata L.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCaesar weed
Dutch—
SpanishCadillo de perro
Chinese地桃花
Scientific nameUrena lobata L.

About this species

Urena lobata, commonly known as Caesarweed or Congo jute, is a tender perennial, variable, erect, ascendant shrub or subshrub measuring up to 0.5 meters (1.6 ft) to 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) tall. The stems are covered with minute, star-like hairs and often tinged purple. Considered a weed, it is considered to be native throughout much of the tropical and subtropical world, including South and Central America, Africa, Asia and Pacific Islands.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalvales
FamilyMalvaceae
GenusUrena

In Suriname

7Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1846First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo1
  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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