Urticaceae
Laportea

Laportea alatipes Hook.f.

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 215 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bioko, Cameroon to Ethiopia and S. Africa. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Harris, T., Darbyshire, I. & Polhill, R. (2011). New species and range extensions from Mt Namuli, Mt Mabu and Mt Chiperone in northern Mozambique. Kew Bulletin 66: 241-251. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Hauman in Fl. Congo Belge 1: 194.
  • —F.T.A. 6, 2: 252

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Harris, T., Darbyshire, I. & Polhill, R. (2011). New species and range extensions from Mt Namuli, Mt Mabu and Mt Chiperone in northern Mozambique. Kew Bulletin 66: 241-251. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 321 (1974).
  • Chew in Gard. Bull., Singapore 25: 124 (1969).
  • Hauman in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 1: 194 (1948).
  • Hook.f. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 7: 215 (1864).
  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2,1: 620 (1958).
  • Letouzey in Fl. Cameroun 8: 117, 1.t. 8 (1968).
  • Rendle in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(2): 252 (1917).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 1: 71, t. 6 (1948).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2020 Massunde, J. [JM735] Mozambique K001346343 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Ghogue, J.-P. [1010] Cameroon K000198603 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Cheek, M. [10750] Cameroon K000198604 Yes
May 1, 2001 Sebsebe; Demissew [5083] Cameroon K000051215 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Cable, S. [2979] Cameroon K000746992 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Zapfack, L. [755] Cameroon K000746991 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Cable, S. [3093] Cameroon K000746994 Yes
Jun 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2231] Cameroon K000746993 Yes
May 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8436] Cameroon K000746995 Yes
May 1, 2000 Kamundi, D. [633] Cameroon K000746998 Yes
May 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8438] Cameroon K000746996 Yes
Mar 1, 1997 Munyenyembe, P. [717] Cameroon K000746997 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Manning, S.D. [422] Cameroon K000181348 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [386] Cameroon K000011593 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Thomas, D.W. [9394] Cameroon K000011594 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Hepper, F.N. [2171] Cameroon K000181350 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Brunt, M.A. [600] Cameroon K000181347 Yes
Jul 1, 1967 Letouzey, R. [8894] Cameroon K000181346 Yes
Nov 3, 1954 Preuss P.R. [916] Cameroon K000181361 Type Yes
Nov 3, 1954 Preuss P.R. [916] Cameroon K000181360 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1954 Maitland, T.D. [1740 A] Cameroon K000181357 Yes
Nov 1, 1954 Maitland, T.D. [1368] Cameroon K000181354 Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Maitland, T.D. [989] Cameroon K000181355 Yes
Mann G. [1973] Cameroon K000181362 Type Yes
Wheatley, J.I. [585] Cameroon K001641027 No
Wheatley, J.I. [585] Cameroon K001891143 No
Mann G. [1973] Cameroon K000181363 Type Yes
Migeod, F. [20] Cameroon K000181352 Yes
Coll. Nat. d'Agric. de Dschang [1826] Cameroon K000181359 Yes
Harris, T. [442] Mozambique K000613878 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9529] Cameroon K000181358 Yes
Ujor, E.U. [29958] Cameroon K000181356 Yes
[1880] South Africa K000242867 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J., M. [s.n.] South Africa K000242869 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cooper, T. [1128] South Africa K000242868 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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