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Urera sp.;

If white fruited, = Urera baccifera (L.) Gaudich.

if red-fruited, = Urera caracasana (Jacq.) Griseb.

Shrub; leaves alternate, simple, broadly ovate, palmately veined, base rounded, margin toothed, apex obtuse; flowers and fruits not seen.