''Laportea'' is a genus of

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s in the family

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. They are

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, either annual or perennial. Like many plants of the

, they have stinging hairs. There are stinging and non-stinging hairs on the same plant. The genus was named after the French naturalist

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.Weddell, H. A. Chloris Andina. 1857
''Essai d'une flore de la region alpine des Cordilleres de l'Amerique du Sud''
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Species

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lists 36 species in the genus ''Laportea'':

References

* Urticaceae genera Taxa named by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Urticaceae-stub