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''Dendrocnide moroides'', also known as the stinging bush, gympie stinger, mulberry-leaved stinger, gympie gympie, gympie,〔 stinger, the suicide plant, or moonlighter, is a large shrub native to rainforest areas in the northern half of eastern Australia, the Moluccas and Indonesia. It is best known for stinging hairs that cover the whole plant and deliver a potent neurotoxin when touched. It is the most toxic of the Australian species of stinging trees. The fruit is edible if the stinging hairs that cover it are removed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=IS IT EDIBLE? - An introduction to Australian Bush Tucker )〕 ''D. moroides'' usually grows as a single-stemmed plant reaching 1–3 metres in height. It has large, heart-shaped leaves about 12–22 cm long and 11–18 cm wide, with finely toothed margins. ==Ecology== The species is unique in the genus ''Dendrocnide'' in having monoecious inflorescences in which the few male flowers are surrounded by female flowers. The flowers are small, and once pollinated, the stalk swells to form the fruit. Fruits are juicy, mulberry-like, and are bright pink to purple. Each fruit contains a single seed on the outside of the fruit. The species is an early coloniser in rainforest gaps; seeds germinate in full sunlight〔(If You Touch This Plant It Will Make You Vomit In Pure Agony )〕 after soil disturbance. Although relatively common in Queensland, the species is uncommon in its southern-most range, and is listed as an endangered species in New South Wales. The giant stinging tree and the shining-leaved stinging tree are other large trees in the nettle family occurring in Australia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dendrocnide moroides」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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