Native to 175 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into Argentina Northwest, Fiji, France, Gulf States, Hawaii, Marquesas, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is.; extinct in Mauritius (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga
-8.619167, 36.725556
Location Remarks
Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.
Collectors
Location
Thailand, Chiang Mai
18.831167, 98.8895
Location Remarks
Doi Suthep Pui National Park. Doi Pui Nature Trail. 1669 m elev.
Collectors
Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Voradol Chamchumroon, Nikhom Ritphet, S. Sirimongkol
Notes
Subshrub 7-8 dm.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Laportea
Authorship
Gaudich.