| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Urticaceae |
| Synonym | Laportea crenulata (Roxb.) Gaud |
| Synonym_2 | Urtica crenulata Roxb. |
| Local Name | Anayeviratti |
| Local Name 2 | Kattanplavu |
| Habit | Shrub to Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Large shrubs or small trees ca. 5 m tall:Bark white, smooth, lenticellate; blaze whitish:Branchlets terete with glandular stinging hairs:Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; stipule caducous and leaving scar; petiole 2-6 cm long, terete, with glandular stinging hairs; lamina 9.5-34 x 2-11.5 cm, narrow oblanceolate to elliptic, apex acuminate, base attenuate-cuneate to obtuse, margin subentire or crenulate, coriaceous, with glandular stinging hairs; midrib raised above; secondary nerves 8-11 pairs; tertiary nerves distantly obliquely percurrent:Inflorescence axillary panicles, drooping, to 20 cm long; flowers unisexual, subsessile.Fruits are Achenes |