15. * Laportea decumana (Roxburgh, 1832: 587) Weddell (1856: 127)

Vernacular: ndesi (Uab Meto).

Habit: perennial herbs to shrubs (to 2 m).

Habitat: lowland, to 25 m elevation.

Distribution: Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, Timor Barat) and New Guinea.

Collection: Timor Barat: Desa Hansisi, P. Semau, Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Hidayat 109, 31 Dec 1995 (L).