Urticaceae

Gympie gympie

Dendrocnide moroides (Wedd.) Chew

Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Dendrocnide

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Gympie gympie (Dendrocnide moroides) — FlowerPhoto: Evert Materman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (20)

Arabic: جيمبي جيمبي
arz: جيمبى جيمبى
Bangla: ডেনড্রোকনাইড মোরয়েডস
Croatian: Gympie-Gympie
Czech: Kopřivák morušovitý
English: Gympie gympie, Mulberry-leaved stinger, Stinging tree
Estonian: Valu-nõgespuu
German: Australische Brennnessel
Hebrew: גימפי גימפי
Indonesian: Gympie-gympie
Japanese: ギンピ・ギンピ
Korean: 짐피짐피
Persian: گیاه خودکشی
Portuguese: Gympie ferrão
Romanian: Urzica australiană
Romanian: Urzica australiană
Russian: Жалящее дерево
Swedish: Nässelträd, Gympie Gympie
Tamil: டெண்ட்ரோக்னைடு மொராய்ட்ஸ், கொட்டு புதர், கொட்டு மரம், ஜிம்பி ஜிம்பி
Telugu: జిమ్పి జిమ్పి చెట్టు

Synonyms

Laportea moroides Wedd.
Urtica moroides A.Cunn. ex Wedd.
Urticastrum morodes (Wedd.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: May to June, December to January (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Evert Materman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt B, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Rolf Lawrenz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: O.Neate, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: N. Teerink, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: N. Teerink, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: N. Teerink, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.