| Laportea | |
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| Laportea cuspidata | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Tribe: | Urticeae |
| Genus: | Laportea Gaudich. |
Laportea is a genus ofplants in the familyUrticaceae. They areherbaceous, either annual or perennial. Like many plants of theUrticaceae, they have stinging hairs. There are stinging and non-stinging hairs on the same plant.[1] The genus was named after the French naturalistFrancis de Laporte de Castelnau.[2]
As of August 2020[update],Kew'sPlants of the World Online lists 36 species in the genusLaportea:[3]
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