Laportea ovalifolia
Also known as: Fleurya ovalifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Dandy +13 more
- Fleurya ovalifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Dandy
- Fleurya ovalifolia subsp. repens (Hauman) Lambinon
- Fleurya ovalifolia var. repens (Hauman) Lambinon
- Fleurya podocarpa subsp. repens Hauman
- Fleurya podocarpa var. amphicarpa Engl.
- Fleurya podocarpa var. fulminans Hiern
- Fleurya podocarpa var. mannii Rendle
- Fleurya podocarpa var. mannii Wedd.
- Fleurya podocarpa var. repens Lambinon
- Fleurya podocarpa Wedd.
- Fleurya spicata A.Chev.
- Haynea ovalifolia Schumach. & Thonn.
- Pilea procumbens Peter
- Urera spicata A.Chev.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Urticaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Laportea ovalifolia is a herbaceous perennial within the Urticaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe