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Dendrocnide peltata
Dendrocnide peltata, commonly known simply as the stinging tree or jelaton, is a large tree in the nettle family Urticaceae. With the other species of the genus Dendrocnide, it is known for the stinging hairs which cover the whole plant and cause severe pain when touched. The Latin specific epithet peltata means "shield shaped", referring to the shape of the leaves.
The two botanic varieties of the tree are:
Dendrocnide corallodesme · Dendrocnide cordata · Stinging Tree · Giant Stinging Tree · Dendrocnide meyeniana · Gimpi Gimpi · Shiny Leaved Stinging Tree · Dendrocnide sinuata · Dendrocnide urentissima · Nettle Trees
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dendrocnide peltata 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.
