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False Stinger

Pipturus argenteus

Also called Native Mulberry, White Nettle

False Stinger
Photo: Isaiah Findley, CC0
Family
Urticaceae (Nettle family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
W. Indian Ocean, Andaman & Nicobar Is. to Pacific
Climate
wet tropical

About

Pipturus argenteus, known as false stinger, native mulberry, white mulberry, white nettle, amahatyan (Chamorro), and ghasooso (Carolinian), is a small tree native to tropical Asia, northern and eastern Australia and the Pacific.

Unlike many members of its family, this species does not sting. It has been used traditionally for medicine and for making rope.

Other Pipturus plants

Waimea pipturus · Pipturus platyphyllus · Pipturus schaeferi · Pipturus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pipturus argenteus 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.

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