''Laportea'' is a genus of plants in the family Urticaceae. They are

herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of t ...

, either annual or perennial. Like many plants of the Urticaceae, they have stinging hairs. There are stinging and non-stinging hairs on the same plant. The genus was named after the French naturalist

Francis de Laporte de Castelnau Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural M ...

.Weddell, H. A. Chloris Andina. 1857
''Essai d'une flore de la region alpine des Cordilleres de l'Amerique du Sud''
Vol. 1. Bertrand.

Species

, Kew's Plants of the World Online lists 36 species in the genus ''Laportea'':

References

Laportea, * Urticaceae genera Taxa named by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Urticaceae-stub