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Species profile—Dendrocnide excelsa (giant stinging tree)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Urticaceae → Dendrocnide excelsa (giant stinging tree)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Urticaceae
Scientific name
Dendrocnide excelsa (Wedd.) Chew
Common name
giant stinging tree
WildNet taxon ID
12615
Alternate name(s)
fibrewood
gympie-gympie
gympie gympie
giant stinger
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

Other resources

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=12615

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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