Laportea aestuans
Stinging Nettle, West Indian Woodnettle
Other regional names: West Indian Nettle
- West Indian Nettle
Also known as: Fleurya aestuans (L.) Gaudich. +19 more
- Fleurya aestuans (L.) Gaudich.
- Fleurya aestuans (L.) Gaudich. ex Miq.
- Fleurya aestuans var. aestuans
- Fleurya aestuans var. glandulosa (Wedd.) Wedd.
- Fleurya aestuans var. linnaeana Wedd.
- Fleurya aestuans var. petiolata (Decne.) Wedd.
- Fleurya aestuans var. racemosa (Burm. ex Wedd.) Wedd.
- Fleurya aestuans var. tuberculata (Andersson) Wedd.
- Fleurya aesturans (L.) Gaudich.
- Fleurya caraoellana (Schrank) Wedd.
- Fleurya caravellana (Schrank) Wedd.
- Fleurya cordata Gaudich.
- Fleurya corylifolia (Juss. ex Poir.) Gaudich.
- Fleurya cymosa (Hassk.) Wedd.
- Fleurya glandulosa Wedd.
- Fleurya havanensis Grudz.
- Fleurya ingrata Miq.
- Fleurya lurida Blume
- Fleurya perrieri Leandri
- Fleurya petiolata Decne.
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, and South America, Laportea aestuans (commonly known as Stinging Nettle or West Indian woodnettle) is an annual belonging to the Urticaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aldabra, Angola, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, C. American Pacific Is., Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cocos (Keeling) I., Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Sumatera, Surinam, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Argentina Northwest, Florida, France, Hawaii, Malaya, Taiwan