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Useful Tropical Plants

Laportea mooreana

(Hiern) Chew

Urticaceae

+ Synonyms

Adicea mooreana Hiern

Fleurya funigera Mildbr.

Fleurya mooreana (Hiern) Rendle

Fleurya urophylla Mildbr.

Pilea mooreana (Hiern) K.Schum.

Common Name:

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General Information

Laportea mooreana is a sparsely branched, annual plant, that may sometimes live for more than one year. It grows 1 - 2 metres tall, with the stem becoming more or less woody at the base. The whole plant frequently has stinging hairs around 1 - 2mm long[
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African Flowering Plants Database
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre and food. It used to be cultivated for its fibre in Nigeria, particularly for the production of fishing nets[
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Known Hazards

The plant is covered in stinging hairs[
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Plants for a Future
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Ken Fern
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Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Botanical References


Range

Tropical Africa - northern Nigeria to Uganda and Tanzania, south to Angola, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, avoiding the wetter regions.

Habitat

Undergrowth of rainforest, in riverine vegetation, on moist rocks in woodland or wooded grassland, and as a ruderal of waste places, at elevations from 900 - 1,600 metres[
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Properties

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HabitAnnual
Height1.50 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Young leaves - cooked[
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Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

A fibre is obtained from the bark[
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Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-12-12. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Laportea+mooreana>

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