Dendrocnide cordata

Dendrocnide cordata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Dendrocnide
Species:
D. cordata
Binomial name
Dendrocnide cordata
Synonyms[1]

Laportea cordata Warb. ex H.J.P.Winkl.

Dendrocnide cordata, the stinger, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to the Bismarck Archipelago, the Lesser Sunda Islands, New Guinea, and Queensland.[1][2] It is a rainforest tree reaching 10 m (33 ft), with irritating hairs on its large leaves.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dendrocnide cordata (Warb. ex H.J.P.Winkl.) Chew". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b George, Alexander S. (1989). Flora of Australia: Volume 3; Hamamelidales to Casuarinales (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 93.


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