Pipturus argenteus

{{Short description|Species of shrub in the family Urticaceae}}

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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.

Unlike many members of its family, this species does not sting. It has been used traditionally for medicine and for making rope.

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{{cite iucn |author1=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group |author2=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) |name-list-style=amp |title=Pipturus argenteus |page=e.T63087A192375389 |year=2021 |access-date=4 March 2023}}

{{cite web |author1=F.A.Zich |author2=B.P.M.Hyland |author3=T.Whiffen |author4=R.A.Kerrigan |author2-link=Bernard Hyland |year=2020 |access-date=6 June 2021 |url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Pipturus_argenteus.htm |title=Pipturus argenteus |website=Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8) |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government}}

{{cite web |title=Pipturus argenteus |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/855911-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=28 June 2021}}

{{cite web |url=https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Pipturus%20argenteus |title=Pipturus argenteus |last1=Kodela |first1=P.G. |last2=Chew |first2=W.-L. |year=2022 |editor-last1=Kodela |editor-first1=P.G. |website=Flora of Australia |publisher=Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra |access-date=12 September 2024}}

{{cite web |url=https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Pipturus~argenteus |title=PlantNET - FloraOnline |author1=Harden, G. |author1-link=Gwen Harden |website=PlantNET (The NSW Plant Information Network System) |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney |access-date=12 September 2024}}

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