Hawai'i woodnettle
Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew
Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew, commonly known as Hawai'i woodnettle, is a species in the Urticaceae family. It is distributed across various regions including TW, SC, NU, SG, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, Cook Is., Ethiopia, Fiji, Guinea-Bissau, India, Jawa, Kenya, and Laccadive Is.
Description
Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew is a member of the Urticaceae family and is known by the common name Hawai'i woodnettle. The species has a wide geographic range, occurring in TW, SC, NU, SG, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, Cook Is., Ethiopia, Fiji, Guinea-Bissau, India, Jawa, Kenya, and Laccadive Is. The species was first described in 1965.
Other common names
Hawaiian wood-nettleHawai'i woodnettle
Distribution
TW · SC · NU · SG · Andaman Is. · Assam · Bangladesh · Bismarck Archipelago · Cambodia · Cameroon · Caroline Is. · China South-Central · Cook Is. · Ethiopia · Fiji · Guinea-Bissau · India · Jawa · Kenya · Laccadive Is. · Laos · Lesser Sunda Is. · Malaya · Maldives · Maluku · Marianas · Marquesas · Marshall Is. · Mozambique · Myanmar
Synonyms
Urtica affinisUrtica racemosaUrtica sessilifoliaUrtica sessilifloraUrtica spicigeraUrtica hastataUrtica inermisUrtica gaudichaudiiUrtica lomatocarpaBoehmeria interruptaBoehmeria javanicaBoehmeria spicataFleurya glomerataFleurya interruptaFleurya spicataUrtica interruptaUrtica javanicaSchychowskya interruptaFleurya spicata var. interruptaUrtica capitata
