| Laportea | |
|---|---|
| Laportea cuspidata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: |
Laportea Gaudich. (1830) |
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, and have stinging and non-stinging hairs on the same plant.
The genus contains 22 species, including:
The genus was named after the French naturalist François Louis de la Porte, comte de Castelnau.