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Urticaceae

Climbing nettle

Scepocarpus trinervis (Hochst.) T.Wells & A.K.Monro

Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Scepocarpus

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Climbing nettle: Urera trinervis
Photo: Bart Wursten, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Boomranknetel
English
Climbing nettle

Synonyms

  • Elatostema trinerve Hochst.
  • Urera acuminata var. cameroonensis (Wedd.) Leandri
  • Urera acuminata var. sphaerophylla (Baker) Leandri
  • Urera arborea De Wild. & T.Durand
  • Urera cameroonensis Wedd.
  • Urera cameroonensis var. laurentii (De Wild.) Rendle
  • Urera congolensis De Wild. & T.Durand
  • Urera gilletii De Wild.
  • Urera laurentii De Wild.
  • Urera sphaerophylla Baker
  • Urera trinervis (Hochst.) Friis & Immelman
  • Urera usambarensis Rendle
  • Urera woodii N.E.Br.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.