Elatostema grande
| Elatostema grande | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Elatostema |
| Species: | E. grande |
| Binomial name | |
| Elatostema grande (Wedd.) P.S.Green (1990)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Elatostema grande is a flowering plant in the nettle family. The specific epithet alludes to the relatively large leaves and inflorescences.[1]
Description
It is a fleshy, perennial herb straggling to 50 cm. The broadly and obliquely oblanceolate-elliptic leaves are usually 80–180 mm long and 35–90 mm wide. The male inflorescences are 15–25 mm in diameter, on 10–60 mm peduncles; the female inflorescences are 10–15 mm in diameter [1]
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is uncommon but widespread in the southern forests of the island, with a preference for mesic habitats.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Elatostema grande". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-28.
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