Laportea interrupta
Hawai'i Woodnettle, Hawaiian Wood Nettle
Also known as: Boehmeria javanica (Blume) Hassk. +11 more
- Boehmeria javanica (Blume) Hassk.
- Fleurya interrupta (L.) Gaudich.
- Fleurya interrupta (L.) Wight
- Fleurya spicata var. interrupta (L.) Wedd. ex Seem.
- Schychowskia interrupta (L.) W.Wight
- Schychowskya interrupta (L.) W.Wight
- Tragia interrupta (L.) Spreng.
- Urtica affinis Hook. & Arn.
- Urtica gaudichaudii Steud.
- Urtica hastata J.R.Forst. ex Spreng.
- Urtica inermis Spreng.
- Urtica javanica Blume
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Urticaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Laportea interrupta (commonly known as Hawai'i woodnettle or Hawaiian wood-nettle) is an annual belonging to the Urticaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, India, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mozambique, Myanmar, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Oman, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cook Is., Fiji, Marquesas, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is.