West indian-nettle (Laportea aestuans, Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 200 (1965))

Family: Urticaceae

Author: (L.) Chew

Bibliography: Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 200 (1965)

Year: 1965

Status: accepted

Rank: species

Genus: Laportea

Vegetable: False

Observations: Tropics & Subtropics

Description

West Indian-nettle, scientifically known as Laportea aestuans, is a notable plant species belonging to the Urticaceae family. The plant has been documented extensively in scientific literature and is referenced in the Garden Bulletin of Singapore, specifically in volume 21, page 200, published in 1965 by Chew under the authority of (L.).

Laportea aestuans thrives predominantly in the tropical and subtropical regions, adapting well to the warm and humid climates these areas provide. As a member of the Urticaceae family, it shares the common characteristic features of nettles, which often include stinging hairs that can cause skin irritation upon contact.

The West Indian-nettle is an interesting subject for botanists and plant enthusiasts alike, not just for its ecological adaptability but also for its physiological and morphological adaptations that allow it to survive and proliferate in diverse environments.

Common Names

Eng: west indian woodnettle, west indian-nettle, stinging nettle
Fra: zouti rouge
Spa: picapica
Por: urtiga, urtiga-vermelha
En: West Indian-nettle, West Indian woodnettle, Stinging Nettle, West Indies Wood-nettle
Zh: Huo yan sang ye ma, 火焰桑葉麻, 腺花桑葉麻
Fr: Ortie brûlante, Zouti rouge, Zouti
Id: Daun gatal
Pt: Urtiga vermelha, Urtiga, Urtiga-vermelha
Sg: Kâsa
Es: Picapica, Ortiga
Zh-tw: 腺花桑葉麻
: West indian woodnettle

Synonyms

• Fleurya petiolata (Decne.)
• Fleurya cymosa ((Hassk.) Wedd.)
• Fleurya aestuans var. racemosa ((Burm. ex Wedd.) Wedd.)
• Fleurya perrieri (Leandri)
• Fleurya aestuans var. tuberculata ((Andersson) Wedd.)
• Fleurya corylifolia (Gaudich.)
• Urtica cymosa (Hassk.)
• Urtica corylifolia (Juss. ex Poir.)
• Laportea bathiei (Leandri)
• Urtica schimperiana (Hochst. ex Steud.)
• Urtica divergens (G.Mey.)
• Fleurya racemosa (Gaudich.)
• Fleurya glandulosa (Wedd.)
• Urtica petiolata (Steud.)
• Fleurya cordata (Gaudich.)
• Fleurya caraoellana ((Schrank) Wedd.)
• Urtica caravellana (Schrank)
• Fleurya ingrata (Miq.)
• Urtica nemorosa (Kunth)
• Laportea glandulosa ((Wedd.) V.C.Lima)
• Fleuryopsis petiolata ((Decne.) Opiz)
• Fleurya lurida (Blume)
• Urtica tuberculata (Andersson)
• Fleurya aestuans var. petiolata ((Decne.) Wedd.)
• Urtica aestuans (L.)
• Fleurya aestuans var. glandulosa ((Wedd.) Wedd.)
• Fleurya aestuans var. linnaeana (Wedd.)
• Fleurya aestuans ((L.) Gaudich.)
• Urtica latifolia (Rich.)

Distribution

• Aldabra (native)
• Angola (native)
• Bahamas (native)
• Belize (native)
• Benin (native)
• Bolivia (native)
• Brazil North (native)
• Brazil Northeast (native)
• Brazil South (native)
• Brazil Southeast (native)
• Brazil West-Central (native)
• Burkina (native)
• Burundi (native)
• Cameroon (native)
• Cape Verde (native)
• Central African Repu (native)
• Central American Pac (native)
• Chad (native)
• Cocos (Keeling) Is. (native)
• Colombia (native)
• Congo (native)
• Costa Rica (native)
• Cuba (native)
• Dominican Republic (native)
• Ecuador (native)
• El Salvador (native)
• Eritrea (native)
• Ethiopia (native)
• French Guiana (native)
• Gabon (native)
• Galápagos (native)
• Gambia (native)
• Ghana (native)
• Guatemala (native)
• Guinea (native)
• Guinea-Bissau (native)
• Gulf of Guinea Is. (native)
• Guyana (native)
• Haiti (native)
• Honduras (native)
• Ivory Coast (native)
• Jamaica (native)
• Jawa (native)
• Kenya (native)
• Leeward Is. (native)
• Lesser Sunda Is. (native)
• Liberia (native)
• Madagascar (native)
• Malawi (native)
• Mali (native)
• Mozambique (native)
• Nicaragua (native)
• Nigeria (native)
• Panamá (native)
• Peru (native)
• Puerto Rico (native)
• Rwanda (native)
• Réunion (native)
• Senegal (native)
• Seychelles (native)
• Sierra Leone (native)
• Sudan (native)
• Sumatera (native)
• Suriname (native)
• Taiwan (native)
• Tanzania (native)
• Togo (native)
• Trinidad-Tobago (native)
• Uganda (native)
• Venezuela (native)
• Venezuelan Antilles (native)
• Windward Is. (native)
• Yemen (native)
• Zambia (native)
• Zaïre (native)
• Zimbabwe (native)
• Alabama (introduced)
• Florida (introduced)
• France (introduced)
• Hawaii (introduced)

Additional Images

Flower

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Leaf

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Habit

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Bark

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Other

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Fruit

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Sources

• WFO (No URL)
• IPNI (No URL)
• GBIF (https://www.gbif.org/species/2984466)
• POWO (http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:135476-2)
• PlantNet (https://identify.plantnet.org/species/the-plant-list/Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew)

Specifications

Growth habit>: Forb/herb

Growth