Dendrocnide meyeniana

Dendrocnide meyeniana or the poisonous wood nettle is a species of tree in the family Urticaceae, native to the thickets and secondary forests of Taiwan and the Philippines. It is called Bazyuru in Taiwan. It is commonly referred to as the lipa tree, but more specifically lipang kalabaw or, more rarely, apariagua. The plant is named bulan-bulan in the Iloilo province and other areas with Bisayan languages. The city of Lipa, Batangas in the Philippines is named after the lipa tree. Locals distinguish it primarily by the short irritant hairs on its twigs. It is referred to as the lipa tree ("puno ng lipa" in Tagalog) or lipang kalabaw ("carabao lipa") to distinguish it from Fleurya interrupta, a shrub locally named lipang aso ("dog lipa"). The distinction between lipang kalabaw and lipang aso is descriptive, referring to their heights.

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