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<big>''[[Laportea aestuans]]'' (L.) Chew</big>
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:Protologue: Gard. Bull. Sing. 21: 200 (1965).
== Synonyms ==
*''Fleurya aestuans'' (L.) Gaudich. (1830), *''Laportea bathiei'' Leandri (1965).
== Vernacular names ==
*Stinging nettle, West Indian nettle, West Indian woodnettle (En).
== Origin and geographic distribution ==
== Author(s) ==
* M. Brink , PROTA Network Office Europe, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 341, 6700 AH Wageningen, Netherlands
== Correct citation of this article ==
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