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Dendrocnide cordifolia
Dendrocnide cordifolia, commonly known as the stinging tree, is a plant in the nettle family Urticaceae endemic to the Atherton Tablelands, southwest of Cairns, Queensland. Contact with the plant (like many others in the family) results in a painful sting, however the intensity and duration of the pain from this plant is extreme.
D. cordifolia produces intense pain when a person comes into contact with any part of the plant, very similar to the more well-known and closely related D. moriodes. A detailed discussion of the toxicity of both of these plants can be found in the D. moroides article.
D. cordifolia is restricted to a small part of north-eastern Queensland, specifically the Atherton Tableland and nearby areas, at elevations from 100 to 1,200 m (330 to 3,940 ft). It grows as an understory plant in disturbed areas of rainforest, such as treefalls, creek margins, roadsides, and man-made clearings.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dendrocnide cordifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
