Dendrocnide moroides, commonly known in Australia as the stinging tree, stinging bush, or gympie-gympie, is a plant in the nettle family Urticaceae found in rainforest areas of Malaysia and Australia. [3]

Apr 6, 2021 · The gympie-gympie is one of four species of stinging tree or brush in Australia, though the gympie-gympie is by far the most painful. The poisonous plant, which is also in the nettle family, can …

Jan 18, 2025 · Meet the Gympie-Gympie (also called the “suicide plant”; scientific name Dendrocnide moroides, belonging to the Urticaceae family). Native to the Australian hinterlands, it’s considered …

Dec 14, 2024 · The greenery of the Gympie-Gympie plant sports tiny hair-like needles full of poison and has a sting so painful it has driven some people to contemplate suicide.

May 28, 2021 · The gympie-gympie is one of four species of stinging tree or brush in Australia, all part of the nettle family, though the gympie-gympie is by far the most painful.

Aug 21, 2025 · In the dense rainforests of eastern Australia and some regions of Malaysia and Indonesia, grows a plant that has struck fear into both explorers and animals alike: Dendrocnide …

The Gympie-Gympie plant is typically a straggly shrub, often found around 0.1-1 meter tall, though it can grow into a small tree up to 10 meters. Its most distinguishing feature is its large, heart-shaped …

Often called the "Suicide Plant" or "Mulberry-leaved Stinger," its reputation comes from a neurotoxin so potent that victims describe the sensation as being simultaneously burnt by hot acid and electrocuted.

Jan 29, 2026 · The Gympie-gympie, or giant stinging tree, might look like an oversized nettle with its broad, heart-shaped leaves, but it harbours a secret weapon that has earned it the title of the world’s …

Sep 18, 2024 · Gympie gympie plants are poisonous. The main gympie gympie poison is a neurotoxin that causes enormous amounts of pain. It’s contained within the plants’ stingers.