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Elatostema grande

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Elatostema grande
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Elatostema
Species:
E. grande
Binomial name
Elatostema grande
(Wedd.) P.S.Green (1990)[1]
Synonyms
  • Elatostema sessile var. grande Wedd. 295 (1856)
  • Elatostema reticulatum var. grande (Wedd.) Benth. (1873)

Elatostema grande is a flowering plant in the nettle family. The specific epithet alludes to the relatively large leaves and inflorescences.[1]

Description

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It is a fleshy, perennial herb straggling to 50 cm (20 in). The broadly and obliquely oblanceolate-elliptic leaves are usually 80–180 cm (31–71 in) long and 35–90 mm (1.4–3.5 in) wide. The male inflorescences are 15–25 mm (0.59–0.98 in) in diameter, on 10–60 mm (0.39–2.36 in) peduncles; the female inflorescences are 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in) in diameter [1]

Distribution and habitat

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Elatostema grande". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-28.