Laportea
| Laportea | |
|---|---|
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| Laportea cuspidata | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Tribe: | Urticeae |
| Genus: | LaporteaGaudich. |
Laportea is a genus of plants in the family Urticaceae. They are herbaceous, either annual or perennial. Like many plants of the Urticaceae, they have stinging hairs. There are stinging and non-stinging hairs on the same plant.[1] The genus was named after the French naturalist Francis de Laporte de Castelnau.[2]
Species
As of August 2020, Kew's Plants of the World Online lists 36 species in the genus Laportea:[3]
- Laportea aestuans(L.) Chew — West Indian woodnettle
- Laportea alatipesHook.f.
- Laportea amberana(Baker) Leandri
- Laportea americanaGaudich.
- Laportea armataWarb.
- Laportea bulbifera(Siebold & Zucc.) Wedd.
- Laportea canadensis(L.) Wedd. — Canada nettle
- Laportea cuneata(A.Rich.) Chew
- Laportea cuspidata(Wedd.) Friis
- Laportea decumana(Roxb.) Wedd.
- Laportea disepala(Gagnep.) Chew
- Laportea floribunda(Baker) Leandri
- Laportea fujianensisC.J.Chen
- Laportea glabraRidl.
- Laportea grossa(Wedd.) Chew — spotted nettle
- Laportea humblotii(Baill.) Friis
- Laportea humilisLauterb.
- Laportea interrupta(L.) Chew
- Laportea lageensisW.T.Wang
- Laportea lanceolata(Engl.) Chew
- Laportea laxifloraWedd.
- Laportea mammosisetosaH.J.P.Winkl.
- Laportea medogensisC.J.Chen
- Laportea mooreana(Hiern) Chew
- Laportea oligoloba(Baker) Friis
- Laportea ovalifolia(Schumach. & Thonn.) Chew
- Laportea peduncularis(Wedd.) Chew — river nettle
- Laportea pedunculataK.Schum. & Lauterb.
- Laportea perrieriLeandri
- Laportea ruderalis(G.Forst.) Chew
- Laportea septentrionalisLeandri
- Laportea stoloniferaBhellum & B.Singh
- Laportea sumatranaMerr.
- Laportea ventricosaGagnep.
- Laportea violaceaGagnep.
- Laportea weddelliiLeandri