Family Code: URTICA Genus Code: LAPOR Genus CN: laportea Genus Authority: Gaudich. Genus Summary: A genus of about 21 species, shrubs, perennial herbs, and annual herbs, of tropical and warm temperate e. Asia and temperate e. North America. Genus References: Boufford in FNA (1997); Friis in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1