Laportea interrupta
| Laportea | |
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| Laportea cuspidata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Tribe: | Urticeae |
| Genus: |
Laportea Gaudich. (1830) |
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, and have stinging and non-stinging hairs on the same plant.
The genus contains 22 species, including:
The genus was named after the French naturalist François Louis de la Porte, comte de Castelnau.
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