Pipturus argenteus
Species of shrub in the nettle family
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Pipturus |
| Species: | P. argenteus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pipturus argenteus | |
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]
