Pipturus argenteus

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Pipturus argenteus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Pipturus
Species:
P. argenteus
Binomial name
Pipturus argenteus

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. [1] [2] [3]

Unlike many members of its family, this species does not sting. [4] It has been used traditionally for medicine and for making rope. [2] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2021). "Pipturus argenteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T63087A192375389. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Pipturus argenteus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. "Pipturus argenteus". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. Harden, G. "PlantNET - FloraOnline". PlantNET (The NSW Plant Information Network System). Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  5. Kodela, P.G.; Chew, W.-L. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Pipturus argenteus". Flora of Australia . Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 12 September 2024.