| Laportea | |
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| Laportea cuspidata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Tribe: | Urticeae |
| Genus: | Laportea Gaudich. |
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 alatipes Hook.f.
- Laportea amberana (Baker) Leandri
- Laportea americana Gaudich.
- Laportea armata Warb.
- 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 fujianensis C.J.Chen
- Laportea glabra Ridl.
- Laportea grossa (Wedd.) Chew — spotted nettle
- Laportea humblotii (Baill.) Friis
- Laportea humilis Lauterb.
- Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew
- Laportea lageensis W.T.Wang
- Laportea lanceolata (Engl.) Chew
- Laportea laxiflora Wedd.
- Laportea mammosisetosa H.J.P.Winkl.
- Laportea medogensis C.J.Chen
- Laportea mooreana (Hiern) Chew
- Laportea oligoloba (Baker) Friis
- Laportea ovalifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Chew
- Laportea peduncularis (Wedd.) Chew — river nettle
- Laportea pedunculata K.Schum. & Lauterb.
- Laportea perrieri Leandri
- Laportea ruderalis (G.Forst.) Chew
- Laportea septentrionalis Leandri
- Laportea stolonifera Bhellum & B.Singh
- Laportea sumatrana Merr.
- Laportea ventricosa Gagnep.
- Laportea violacea Gagnep.
- Laportea weddellii Leandri
References
References
- "Laportea". Flora of North America.
- Weddell, H. A. Chloris Andina. 1857. Essai d'une flore de la region alpine des Cordilleres de l'Amerique du Sud. Vol. 1. Bertrand.
- "Laportea Gaudich". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 September 2020.