Urena lobataL.

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WFO wfo-0000417231 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Urena lobata, photographed by Nigel Main
fig. a Nigel Main, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-14 / obs. 205973486
Urena lobata, photographed by 雲一百香果
fig. b 雲一百香果, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 203431605
Urena lobata, photographed by Ong Jyh Seng
fig. c Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 200411581
Urena lobata, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. d Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 199567683
Urena lobata, photographed by Hugo Innes
fig. e Hugo Innes, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 197463660
Urena lobata, photographed by Josiah Londerée
fig. f Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 197947616
Urena lobata, photographed by Haneesh K M
fig. g Haneesh K M, CC0 1.0 / obs. 195977685
Urena lobata, photographed by Dominik Maximilián Ramík
fig. h Dominik Maximilián Ramík, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 196215707

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Native range 103 botanical countries

Regions where Urena lobata is native: Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Tibet, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Christmas I., East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Caroline Is., Marianas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Central American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. AngolaBeninBurkinaBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChadCongoDR CongoEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastKenyaLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMozambiqueNigerNigeriaRwandaSenegalSierra LeoneSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabweChina South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanJapanTaiwanTibetAssamBangladeshCambodiaEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLaosMalayaMyanmarNepalPakistanPhilippinesSolomon Is.Sri LankaThailandVietnamMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBelizeBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralCentral American Pacific Is.ColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEl SalvadorFrench GuianaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaPanamáParaguayPeruPuerto RicoSurinameTrinidad-TobagoVenezuela Cape VerdeMauritiusRéunionRodriguesNansei-shotoAndaman Is.Christmas I.Laccadive Is.Nicobar Is.Caroline Is.MarianasBahamasCayman Is.Leeward Is.Venezuelan AntillesWindward Is.
Native distribution of Urena lobata, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Burkina BKN
Burundi BUR
Cameroon CMN
Cape Verde CVI
Central African Republic CAF
Chad CHA
Congo CON
DR Congo ZAI
Ethiopia ETH
Gabon GAB
Gambia GAM
Ghana GHA
Guinea GUI
Guinea-Bissau GNB
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Ivory Coast IVO
Kenya KEN
Liberia LBR
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MLW
Mali MLI
Mauritania MTN
Mauritius MAU
Mozambique MOZ
Niger NGR
Nigeria NGA
Réunion REU
Rodrigues ROD
Rwanda RWA
Senegal SEN
Sierra Leone SIE
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Togo TOG
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Bahamas BAH SOUTHERN AMERICA
Belize BLZ
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Cayman Is. CAY
Central American Pacific Is. CPI
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
El Salvador ELS
French Guiana FRG
Guyana GUY
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Jamaica JAM
Leeward Is. LEE
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Puerto Rico PUE
Suriname SUR
Trinidad-Tobago TRT
Venezuela VEN
Venezuelan Antilles VNA
Windward Is. WIN
Andaman Is. AND ASIA-TROPICAL
Assam ASS
Bangladesh BAN
Cambodia CBD
Christmas I. XMS
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Laccadive Is. LDV
Laos LAO
Malaya MLY
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
Nicobar Is. NCB
Pakistan PAK
Philippines PHI
Solomon Is. SOL
Sri Lanka SRL
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
China South-Central CHC ASIA-TEMPERATE
China Southeast CHS
Hainan CHH
Japan JAP
Nansei-shoto NNS
Taiwan TAI
Tibet CHT
Mexico Central MXC NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS
Caroline Is. CRL PACIFIC
Marianas MRN

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 61 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Hibiscus americanus (L.) Mabb.
  • Malachra urena DC.
  • Urena aculeata Mill.
  • Urena americana L.f.
  • Urena americana L.
  • Urena blumei Hassk.
  • Urena callifera C.B.Clarke
  • Urena cana Wall.
  • Urena chinensis Osbeck
  • Urena diversifolia Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Urena grandiflora DC.
  • Urena haenkeana Walp.
  • Urena heteromorpha Montrouz.
  • Urena heterophylla Schrad.
  • Urena heterophylla Sm.
  • Urena heterophylla C.Presl
  • Urena lappago Sm.
  • Urena lappago var. glauca Blume
  • Urena lobata f. swartzii Hochr.
  • Urena lobata f. umbrosa Hochr.
  • Urena lobata subsp. alba S.N.Pardeshi & Srinivasu
  • Urena lobata var. americana Gürke
  • Urena lobata var. chinensis (Osbeck) S.Y.Hu
  • Urena lobata var. genuina Miq.

and 37 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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