Flameberry (Urera caracasana)

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Identidad taxonómica

Scientific name: Urera caracasana (Jacq.) Gaudich. ex Griseb.
Canonical name: The scientific name without its authorship or date, for example Zea mays instead of Zea mays L.: Urera caracasana
Authorship: The author or authors credited with publishing the scientific name. It is written after the name, sometimes with the year, for example L. (Linnaeus) in Zea mays L. An author in parentheses first published the name in another genus or rank.: (Jacq.) Gaudich. ex Griseb.
Common names: Flameberry
Names in other languages (13)
Bois de fredoche, Bwa frédòch, Grande ortie, Jují, Mal hombre, Nettle (Lesser Antilles), Ortiga colorada (Puerto Rico), cansanção, urtiga-brava, kelekele, pɨnõ, urtiga, urtiga-branca, urtiga-cipó, zouti-montangn
Kingdom: One of the broadest ranks of biological classification. It groups organisms that share very basic features, for example plants (Plantae), animals (Animalia) or fungi (Fungi).: Plantae
Phylum: Rank below kingdom that groups organisms with a shared general body plan, for example chordates (Chordata), arthropods (Arthropoda) or vascular plants (Tracheophyta). In botany the same rank is also called division.: Tracheophyta
Class: Rank below phylum, for example mammals (Mammalia), birds (Aves), insects (Insecta) or monocot plants such as grasses and orchids (Liliopsida).: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rank below class that groups related families, for example grasses and their relatives (Poales) or bats (Chiroptera).: Rosales
Family: Rank below order that groups related genera. Family names usually end in -aceae in botany (for example Poaceae, the grass family) and in -idae in zoology (for example Felidae, the cat family).: Urticaceae
Genus: Rank that groups closely related species. Its name is the first word of a species' scientific name and starts with a capital letter, for example Zea in Zea mays.: Urera
Specific epithet: The second word of a species' scientific name. On its own it does not name the species: it always goes with the genus, for example mays in Zea mays.: caracasana
Taxonomic rank: The level a name occupies in the hierarchy of biological classification, such as kingdom, family, genus, species or subspecies.: species
Reference species: Urera caracasana
Taxonomic status: Whether the taxonomic catalogue the record comes from currently accepts this name for the organism, or treats it as a synonym of another accepted name or as doubtful.: accepted name

Photos and conservation status

IUCN Red List category: The extinction-risk category that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assigns to a species on its Red List. EX Extinct: there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. EW Extinct in the wild: it survives only in cultivation, in captivity or as a population far outside its past range. CR Critically endangered, EN Endangered and VU Vulnerable: the three threatened categories, from an extremely high to a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT Near threatened: close to qualifying as threatened. LC Least concern: evaluated and not threatened. DD Data deficient: there is not enough information to assess its risk. NE Not evaluated: not yet assessed against the criteria. It describes the risk of the species worldwide, not its situation in a project's area.: Least concern (LC)
Source: IUCN Red List via GBIF, queried on 2026-10-12 18:05.

Photo of Urera caracasana (Jacq.) Gaudich. ex Griseb. — Photo: Peter Quakenbush · CC BY 4.0 · View original image · Original observation

Research-grade iNaturalist observations via GBIF, CC0 or CC BY licences only, queried on 2026-10-12 18:05.

Interacciones documentadas

GloBI says it is documented somewhere in the world. Biolitica answers whether it could happen here.

A documented interaction means it was recorded somewhere in the world. It does not mean it occurs here.

Types shown: 4 of 4 is eaten by × is a host of × has as a vector × is a symbiont of ×

Blocks that do not sit under a navigation concept heading keep the source's own term: no navigation concept has been assigned to them yet.

is eaten by 42 organisms

This term does declare that the organism harms this species.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Russet-backed Thrush Catharus ustulatus Turdidae	is eaten by	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records Blake 1992 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Costa Rica · no date published Ruggera 2016 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Argentina · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Common Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavopectus Passerellidae	is eaten by	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records Blendinger 2016 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Argentina · no date published Ruggera 2016 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Argentina · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Spangle-cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii Thraupidae	is eaten by	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/342603757 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Aug. 22, 2021 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/342775284 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Sept. 15, 2016 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris Turdidae	is eaten by	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records Blendinger 2016 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Argentina · no date published Ruggera 2016 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Argentina · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is a host of 6 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it. In the source ontology symbiosis covers mutualism, commensalism and parasitism alike, so this block holds attackers and allies side by side.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
BOLD:ACE7475 Crambidae	is a host of	21	not compared
21 sources · 21 records http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=BLPEF6027-13 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Mundo Nuevo, Punta Plancha · Oct. 19, 2012 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=BLPEF6029-13 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Mundo Nuevo, Punta Plancha · Oct. 16, 2012 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAMB816-07 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Finca San Gabriel · Aug. 30, 2006 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXH006-07 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Del Oro, Quebrada Raiz · Dec. 3, 2006 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXL230-07 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Del Oro, Quebrada Raiz · Dec. 5, 2005 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXL266-07 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Del Oro, Puente Mena · Sept. 14, 2004 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXL283-07 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Estacion Gongora · July 8, 2004 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXN722-07 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Rio Blanco Abajo · Feb. 28, 2002 · Material sample And 13 more sources, with fewer records, not listed here. A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
BOLD:AAB5661 Hesperiidae	is a host of	18	not compared
18 sources · 18 records http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHC038-05 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Quebrada Heliconia · July 21, 2004 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHC055-05 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Quebrada Heliconia · July 22, 2004 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHC086-05 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Quebrada Heliconia · July 26, 2004 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHC191-05 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Del Oro, Quebrada Romero · Aug. 19, 2002 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHC199-05 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Del Oro, Quebrada Romero · Aug. 8, 2002 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHC207-05 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Del Oro, Quebrada Raiz · Aug. 12, 2002 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHC215-05 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Del Oro, Quebrada Raiz · Aug. 12, 2002 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHC223-05 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Sendero Corredor · Sept. 6, 2002 · Material sample And 10 more sources, with fewer records, not listed here. A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
BOLD:AAA6433 Crambidae	is a host of	13	not compared
13 sources · 13 records http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAMA237-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Camino Rio Francia · Aug. 5, 2001 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAMA240-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Pasmompa · May 30, 2004 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAMA244-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Rincon · Dec. 17, 2001 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXL181-07 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Rincon · Dec. 11, 2001 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXL183-07 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Rincon · Dec. 17, 2001 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXL185-07 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Rincon · Dec. 17, 2001 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXL187-07 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Vado Rio Francia · Oct. 21, 2001 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXL188-07 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Rio Francia Arriba · Aug. 14, 2001 · Material sample And 5 more sources, with fewer records, not listed here. A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
BOLD:AAB1045 Notodontidae	is a host of	3	not compared
3 sources · 3 records http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHANA921-05 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Sendero Corredor · Sept. 18, 2003 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXO193-08 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Tajo Angeles · July 22, 2007 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMYL2088-11 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Estacion Cacao · Sept. 23, 2010 · Material sample A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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has as a vector 3 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented	Actions
Carollia brevicauda	has as a vector	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record Pellón, J. J., et al. 2021. Trophic relationships within the genus Carollia (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in a premontane forest of central Peru. Journal of Mammalogy 102 (1): 195-203. Published in globalbioticinteractions/batbase Context: Fundo Santa Teresa · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Seba's Short-tailed Bat Carollia perspicillata Phyllostomidae	has as a vector	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record Pellón, J. J., et al. 2021. Trophic relationships within the genus Carollia (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in a premontane forest of central Peru. Journal of Mammalogy 102 (1): 195-203. Published in globalbioticinteractions/batbase Context: Fundo Santa Teresa · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Bat Chiroptera	has as a vector	1	not compared	Not a modelling unit: the source publishes it at order level.
1 source · 1 record Medellín, R. A. & R. A. Gaona. 1999. Seed dispersal by bats and birds in forest and disturbed habitats of Chiapas, México. Biotropica 31 (3): 478-485. Published in globalbioticinteractions/batbase Context: Chajul Tropical Biology Station, Selva Lacandona · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is a symbiont of 1 organism

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented	Actions
Fungi Including Lichens Fungi	is a symbiont of	1	not compared	Not a modelling unit: the source publishes it at kingdom level.
1 source · 24 records Markesteijn L and Poorter L (2009). 'Seedling root morphology and biomass allocation of 62 tropical tree species in relation to drought- and shade-tolerance.' Journal of Ecology, 97(2), pp. 311-325. Published in globalbioticinteractions/fred Record contexts (sample): no place published · Jan. 1, 2006; no place published · Jan. 1, 2006 A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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Interaction data from Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI), GloBI 0.11. Each row keeps the citation its own study published.

Interactions are published at species level: they are not resolved by variety or race.

Each block is headed by the source's own term, read from this species' end — not by a category of ours. Two similar terms are not merged.

«Documented here» means the interaction was observed in this territory. It is not evidence that the species is here, and it does not enter the niche model.

Acompañantes documentados

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Documented uses and recommendations

Uses and recommendations that a source documents for this species beside a crop, each in its own context. They are the source's statements, not traits of the species and not Biolítica's recommendations, and none of them is a relation between two species.

Among the sources you can read, none documents a use or recommendation of this species beside a crop.