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Dendrocnide corallodesme

Dendrocnide corallodesme, the mango-leafed stinger, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to New Guinea and Queensland in Australia. It is a rainforest tree reaching 6 m (20 ft), with irritating hairs on its flowers and abaxial leaf midribs.

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Dendrocnide corallodesme
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Dendrocnide
Species:
D. corallodesme
Binomial name
Dendrocnide corallodesme
Synonyms1

Laportea corallodesme Lauterb.

Dendrocnide corallodesme, the mango-leafed stinger, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to New Guinea and Queensland in Australia.12 It is a rainforest tree reaching 6 m (20 ft), with irritating hairs on its flowers and abaxial leaf midribs.2

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References

  1. "Dendrocnide corallodesme (Lauterb.) Chew". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. George, Alexander S. (1989). Flora of Australia: Volume 3; Hamamelidales to Casuarinales (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 93.