Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
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