Dendrocnide excelsa

Stinging Tree at Wattamolla, NSW

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Identification history

Dendrocnide excelsa	20 Mar 2020	plants
Dendrocnide excelsa	20 Mar 2020	WattaWanderer
Gmelina leichhardtii	3 Feb 2020	WattaWanderer

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I am not confident about the classification (yet excitedly optimistic). Please advise. I can try to get better photos if it will help.

4 comments

WattaWanderer wrote:

4 Feb 2020

Thanks Plants for the confirmation- I’m very glad to have finally found one :)

plants wrote:

3 Mar 2020

A am having second thoughts here. While the leaves appear to be either Dendrocnide or Gmelina, the lack of stinging hairs appear to favour the latter. There is nothing that beats seeking the plants live.

WattaWanderer wrote:

3 Mar 2020

@Plants - thanks again - yes, I am still a little uncertain. I plan on visiting the known Gmelina at Minamurra rainforest tomorrow, before returning to take another look.
I would like to see the trunk of a known example to help to decide.

WattaWanderer wrote:

21 Mar 2020

Having confirmed with @Plants - this is indeed sadly just a non-stinging Stinging Tree.

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