Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2141)
Order: Urticales (15)
Family: Urticaceae (11)(family description)
Genus: Gonostegia (1)
Epithet: hirta Miq. (10)
hirta => with short or fairly stiff hairs, hairy but shorter than hirsute