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Taxon:
Laportea aestuans
(L.) Chew
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Laportea
Family:
Urticaceae
Nomen number:
410252
Place of publication:
Gard. Bull. Singapore 21:200. 1965
Verified:
03/12/1998
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Urtica aestuans
L.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Schychowskya aestuans
(L.) W. Wight
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Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Boggan, J. et al.
1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Bosser, J. M. et al., eds.
1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll.
1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
D'Arcy, W. G.
1987. Flora of Panama: checklist and index. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. vols. 17-18.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Friedmann, F.
1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France.
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Liogier, H. A.
1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Wiggins, I. L. & D. M. Porter.
1971. Flora of the Galapagos islands.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
English
West Indian-nettle –
Reference(s)
Spanish
picapica –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
huo yan sang ye ma –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Netherlands Antilles
Saba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Virgin Islands, U.S.
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Virgin Islands (British)
Tortola
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
incl. Galapagos
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
4
Naturalized
natzd. elsewhere
Native
Africa
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
,
Mauritius
,
Reunion
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Netherlands Antilles
[Saba],
Antigua and Barbuda
[Antigua],
Bahamas
,
Barbados
,
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
St. Lucia
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
United States
[Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
,
Virgin Islands (British)
[Tortola]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
(incl. Galapagos),
Peru
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Name
References