Urticaceae
Laportea

Laportea ovalifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Chew

First published in Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 201 (1965)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Friis, I. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Urticaceae: 1-64.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Launert, E. & Cope, G.V. (eds.) (1991). Flora Zambesiaca 9(6): 1-135. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Launert, E. & Cope, G.V. (eds.) (1991). Flora Zambesiaca 9(6): 1-135. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Chew in Gard. Bull., Singapore 21: 201 (1965)
  • Chew in Gard. Bull., Singapore 25: 149 (1969).
  • Letouzey in Fl. Cameroun 8:131 (1968).
  • Troupin, Fl. Rwanda 1:157,fig.31/3A–E (1978).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2005 Darbyshire, I. [334] Cameroon K000338106 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [1746] Cameroon K000198508 Yes
May 1, 2001 Ryan, P. [204] Cameroon K000051217 Yes
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1609] Cameroon K000051218 Yes
May 1, 2001 Gosline, G. [114] Cameroon K000051216 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Cable, S. [3122] Cameroon K000746999 Yes
Jul 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2340] Cameroon K000747000 Yes
Mar 1, 1997 Cheek, M. [8614] Cameroon K000749670 Yes
Dec 1, 1996 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1262] Cameroon K000381395 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Wheatley, J.I. [703] Cameroon K000011595 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Ekema, N. [459] Cameroon K000615010 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Manning, S.D. [140] Cameroon K000181329 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [574] Cameroon K000011596 Yes
May 1, 1967 Maitland, T.D. [1123] Cameroon K000181333 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Dalziel, J.M. [8201] Cameroon K000181332 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Maitland, T.D. [512] Cameroon K000181331 Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Migeod, F. [126] Cameroon K000181341 Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Morton, J.K. [6721] Cameroon K000181335 Yes
Robyns [1209] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000242845 Isotype No
Hepper, F.N. [2109] Cameroon K000181342 Yes
Welw. [6265] K000242853 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Metcalfe, C.R. [11] Cameroon K000181339 Yes
Thompson, S.A. [1427] Cameroon K000181330 Yes
Welw. [s.n.] Angola K000242852 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cheek, M.; Mambo; Elangwe; Namata; Okon [8018] Cameroon K001422726 No
Wieringa, J.J.; Haegens, R.M.A.P. [2239] Cameroon K001562283 No
Brunt, M.A. [1062] Cameroon K000181337 Yes
Thomas, D. [9490] Cameroon K001495602 No
Hutchinson, J.; Metcalfe, C.R. [11] Cameroon K000181340 Yes
Brunt, M.A. [599] Cameroon K000181334 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [9550] Cameroon K000181338 Yes
Chuml, H. [156] Cameroon K000181336 Yes
[92] Nigeria K000242844 Type Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI.34149] Nigeria Fleurya ovalifolia K:SPC-31152.000 No
Dawkins, H.C. [763] Uganda Fleurya ovalifolia K:SPC-02673.000 No
Onochie [33263] Nigeria Fleurya ovalifolia K:SPC-11213.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0