Characteristics
Dicots
Urena lobata L.
CAESARWEED
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Not Native FAC (NWPL) FISC(I) U (WAP)
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Classification
MALVALES
Urena lobata L. - CAESARWEED
Citation
URENA LOBATA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 692. 1753.
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CHINA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 873.1; isolectotype: S). Lectotypified by Borssum Waalkes, Blumea 14: 140. 1966.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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County
County - Species Present
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
USF
 
Brevard
USF
 
Broward
USF
 
Charlotte
USF
 
Citrus
FSU
 
Collier
USF
 
DeSoto
USF
 
Duval
USF
 
Escambia
FLAS
 
Flagler
USF
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Hibiscus americanus
Hibiscus americanus (Linnaues f.) Mabberley, Pl.-Book (ed. 4) 1101. 2017.
Urena americana Linnaeus f.
 
Hibiscus americanus
Hibiscus americanus (Linnaeus f.) Mabberley, Pl.-Book, ed. 4. 1101. 2017.
BASIONYM: Urena americana Linnaeus f. 1789.
 
Malachra urena
Malachra urena de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 441. 1824.
 
TYPE: CHINA:
Urena aculeata
Urena aculeata Miller, Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.
 
 
Urena americana
Urena americana Linnaeus f., Suppl. Pl. 308. 1782 ("1781").
 
TYPE: SURINAM: Without data, Dalberg s.n. (holotype: LINN 873.7; isotype: S).
Urena blumei
Urena blumei Hasskarl, in Hoeven & de Vriese, Tijdschr. nat. Geschied. 12: 78. 1845.
 
TYPE: INDONESIA: Java:
Urena callifera
Urena callifera C. B. Clarke, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 7, t. 3. 1889.
 
TYPE: INDIA:
Urena diversifolia
Urena diversifolia Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl. 308. 1827.
 
 
Urena grandiflora
Urena grandiflora de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 442. 1824.
 
TYPE: MEXICO:
Urena haenkeana
Urena haenkeana Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 297. 1842.
BASIONYM: Urena heterophylla C. Presl 1835, non Richard 1792, nec Smith 1818.
 
Specimens and Distribution

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Counties listed: Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Duval, Flagler, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Luquillo Mun., Manatee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Patillas Mun., Pinellas, Polk, Portland Par., Sarasota, Seminole, St. Andrew Par., St. Catherine Par., St. John Par., Sumter, Vinces, Volusia

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1934 - 2020

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
Puerto Rico
 
Luquillo Mun.
21 Apr 1985
R. P. Sauleda
Puerto Rico
 
Patillas Mun.
19 Nov 1981
B. F. Hansen
Dominica
 
St. John Par.
10 Dec 1993
S. R. Hill
Venezuela
Aragua
 
07 Oct 1971
R. W. Long
Panama
Colon Prov.
 
30 Dec 1971
J. D. Dwyer
USA
Florida
Alachua Co.
02 Nov 1981
774
J. Easterday Patton
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
20 Nov 1972
A.G. Shuey
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
19 Nov 1977
117
S. Funk
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
01 Jun 2002
3
K. R. Weichman
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
25 Mar 2007
N. Escoffier
Plant Photos
Urena lobata - 10
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Urena lobata - 10
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Urena lobata - 10
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Urena lobata - 10
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Urena lobata - 25
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Urena lobata - 69
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Urena lobata - 200
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Urena lobata - 229
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Urena lobata - 250
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Urena lobata - 258
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