| Elatostema grande | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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) | |
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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.
Description
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
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.
References
- ^ "Elatostema grande". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-28.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Elatostema grande | |
| Elatostema sessile var. grande | |
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