Gonocarpus chinensis

Gonocarpus chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Haloragaceae
Genus:	Gonocarpus
Species:	G. chinensis
Binomial name
	Gonocarpus chinensis; (Lour.) Orchard

Gonocarpus chinensis (also known as their common name as Chinese raspwort) is an accepted Australian shrub in the 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 subsp. verrucosus and Gonocarpus chinensis subsp. chinensis.^[5]

Description

This species can grow to be 60 cm tall. The stem of G. chinensis is weak.^[6]

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^ "Gonocarpus chinensis (Lour.) Orchard | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
^ 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". apps.des.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Gonocarpus chinensis in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-11-14.

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