Laportea mooreana (Hiern) Chew

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Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale

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Synonyms:	Adicea mooreana Hiern Fleurya funigera Mildbr. Fleurya mooreana (Hiern) Rendle Fleurya urophylla Mildbr. Pilea mooreana (Hiern) K. Schum.
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Frequency:	Local and occasional
Status:	Native
Description:	Erect, sparsely-branched annual herb, up to 1 m high. Most parts with long, fiercely stinging hairs. Leaves broadly ovate to triangular, 4.5-15 cm long, 3-veined from the base; apex often caudate; margin with 10-18 large triangular teeth. Inflorescences branched, up to 30 × 10 cm, unisexual or bisexual. Flowers unisexual; male flowers in separate inflorescences in the lower leaf axils or on the lower part of bisexual inflorescences; female flowers in inflorescences in the upper leaf axils.
Notes:	This is one of the most fiercely stinging nettles in our flora.
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Habitat:	In understorey of forest, usually in rocky places.
Altitude range: (metres)	900 - 1950 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Fairly widespread in tropical Africa from Nigeria to Uganda and South to Angola, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
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Images last updated:	Monday 17 February 2014
Literature:	Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 116. Friis, I. (1991). Urticaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 90 - 92. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 82. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 182. Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 76.

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