Biology:Gonocarpus chinensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Haloragaceae |
| Genus: | Gonocarpus |
| Species: | G. chinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gonocarpus chinensis (Lour.) Orchard
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Gonocarpus chinensis (also known as their common name as Chineses raspwort) is an accepted Australian shrub in the watermilfoil family Haloragaceae (watermilfoil) native to eastern Australia , South China, Caroline islands and North Australia. It was introduced to the Hawaiian islands, United States and California , United States .[1] G. chinensis is considered not to be a economically impotent genus but can be used for medicine and gardening as ornamental plants.[2] This species lives in wet tropical regions, grasslands, riverbanks and in waste lands in elevations at 100 to 800 meters but at 1800 meters in Southwest China.[3][4]
This species has two known subspecies named Gonocarpus chinensis verrucosus and Goocarpus chinensis chinensis.[5]
Description
This species can grow to be 8 meters (26.2467 ffeet) tall with a 15 centimeter trunk diameter. The stem of G. chinensis is weak.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Peter G. Wilson. "Gonocarpus chinensis". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Gonocarpus~chinensis. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143972/Gonocarpus_chinensis.
- ↑ "Gonocarpus chinensis (Lour.) Orchard | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:430103-1.
- ↑ "USDA Plants Database". https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=GOCH.
- ↑ Communications, c=AU; o=The State of Queensland; ou=Department of Environment and Science; ou=Corporate (2014-10-20). "Species profile | Environment, land and water" (in en-AU). https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=17053.
- ↑ "Gonocarpus chinensis in Flora of China @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250073359.
- ↑ "Plants » Selina Wamucii" (in en-US). https://www.selinawamucii.com/plants/haloragaceae/gonocarpus-chinensis/.
Wikidata ☰ Q15601405 entry
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