Laportea

Laportea is a genus of plants in the family Urticaceae, named after French naturalist François Louis de la Porte, comte de Castelnau.

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:

Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew. - West Indian woodnettle
Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell. - Canadian woodnettle
Laportea cuneata (A. Rich.) Chew. - Weedy woodnettle
Laportrea cuspidata
Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew. - Hawaiian woodnettle
Laportea pterostigma Weddell. - Poisonous woodnettle
Laportea urentissima Gagnep.

Translation

The word "Laportea" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese.