Dendrocnide photiniphylla

Shining-leaved stinging tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Dendrocnide
Species:
D. photiniphylla
Binomial name
Dendrocnide photiniphylla
Synonyms
  • Fleurya photiniphylla Kunth
  • Laportea photiniphylla (Kunth) Wedd.
  • Urticastrum photiniphylla (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Urera leichardiana Wedd.
  • Urtica photiniphylla A.Cunn. ex Wedd.

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'.

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