Laportea

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. The genus was named after the French naturalist Francis de Laporte de Castelnau.

Species
, Kew's Plants of the World Online lists 36 species in the genus Laportea:

• 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