Dendrocnide moroides
Species of plant in the family Urticaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dendrocnide moroides, commonly known in Australia as the stinging tree, stinging bush, or gympie-gympie, is a plant in the nettle family Urticaceae found in rainforest areas of Malesia and Australia.[3] It is notorious for its extremely painful and long-lasting sting. The common name gympie-gympie comes from the language of the indigenous Gubbi Gubbi people of south-eastern Queensland.
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Gympie gympie | |
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Young plant | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Urticaceae |
Genus: | Dendrocnide |
Species: | D. moroides |
Binomial name | |
Dendrocnide moroides | |
Dendrocnide moroides distribution in Australia | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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