ON THIS PLANT
Dendrocnide photiniphylla, the shining-leaved stinging tree, is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It occurs from near the Colo River northwest of Sydney to Cooktown in tropical Queensland. A versatile species, it occurs in many different rainforest types. The specific epithet photiniphylla translates to 'shining leaf'. The generic name Dendrocnide translates to 'stinging tree'.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Dendrocnide
- Family
- Urticaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Shiny-leaved Stinging Tree
