17. Laportea ruderalis (Forster, 1786: 66) Chew (1965: 201)

Habit: annual herb (usually less than 0. 6 m).

Distribution: Philippines, Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara), Australia (Christmas Island), to Melanesia and Polynesia.

Collection: Timor: without precise locality, Spanoghe s.n., anno 1831 (L0788946/7).