Dendrocnide moroides (Wedd.) Chew
- Common Name: Gympie-gympie, Stinging Tree
- Family: Urticaceae Juss.
- Synonym(s): Laportea moroides,
Urticastrum moroides
- Country of Origin: Australia, Vanuatu, Indonesia
- Habitat: shrub or small tree in clearings in tropical forest
- Description: The infamous Gympie-gympie is said to be the most venomous plant in the world; contact with the leaves or stems causes intense and sometimes long-lasting pain.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 202400079
- Source: M. Opel
- Provenance:
Seeds from Dylan Hannon #12066 (Huntington Gardens) harvested 2014, sown Feb. 2024. Seeds slow to germinate and seedlings tiny and slow at first, growing rapidly and flowering in warm, humid summer weather.
- Accession Date: 09-19-2024
- Bench: 6901 - Array 1, Tank 1
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 4 confirmed on 10-03-2024
- Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Rosales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Urticaceae
- SubFamily:
- Tribe: Urticeae
- SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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data regenerated on Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:02:40 -0400 [bcm v4.0]