Gaudichaud-Beaupre, C. (6 March 1830), Voyage Autour du Monde ... sur les Corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne. Botanique 12: 498 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Weddell, H.A. (1856), Monographie de la famille des Urticées. Archives du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle 9: 121-123 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 22 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 67, 68 [secondary reference]

common name: Nettle Trees [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 504 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 301 [secondary reference]

Chew, W.-L. (1965), Laportea and allied genera (Urticaceae). The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore 21: 198-201 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Laportea canadensis (L.) Wedd.

taxonomic synonym: Urticastrum Heist. ex Fabr. nom. rej.

Chew, W.-L. (1969), A monograph of Dendrocnide (Urticaceae). The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore 25: 111-177 [secondary reference]

Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. in Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. (ed.) (1979), Index Nominum Genericorum 3: 1830 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Urticastrum Heist. ex Fabr. nom. rej.

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 200, 201 [secondary reference]

Chew, W.-L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1989), Urticaceae. Flora of Australia 3: 72-73 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Urticastrum Heist. ex Fabr. nom. rej.

Chew, W.-L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1989), Urticaceae. Flora of Australia 3: 73 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Dendrocnide Miq. legitimate

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 174 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Fleurya Gaudich. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Urticaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 84 [secondary reference]

Du Puy, D.J. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Urticaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 90 [secondary reference]

Friis, I. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Urticaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 620 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 548 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Urticastrum Heist. ex Fabr. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Fleurya Gaudich. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 467 [secondary reference]

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