Author: |
Ib Friis, 1983 |
Family: |
URTICACEAE |
Origin: |
Botswana,
Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
30 Centimetres |
Height: |
7
Meters |
Flower:
|
Pale Yellow / Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Tree Nettle, Mountain Nettle, Rock Tree-nettle, Berg-Brandnetel
|
Synonyms: |
Urera tenax Nicholas Edward Brown, 1748 |
This member of the Urticaceae
family was named by Ib Friis in 1983. It is found in south-eastern Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some
water and some to lots of sun. The stem can grow up to 30
centimetres in diameter, the whole tree seven meters height. The
flowers are pale yellow and green.
The genera name puzzles me. Could be
from Latin obesus; 'swollen' for the stem, or from Obeah; a form of folk
magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa? It was published by
Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré
in Voyage autour de Monde éxécuté pendant les Années 1836 et 1837
sur la Corvette la Bonite . . . Botanique 1844. The genera name from
Latin; 'tough' for the branches.
The young plants have swollen
roots. |