Elatine gratioloides

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Elatine gratioloides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Elatinaceae
Genus: Elatine
Species:
E. gratioloides
Binomial name
Elatine gratioloides
Synonyms [1]

Elatine americana var. australiensis Benth.

Elatine gratioloides is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Elatinaceae. [1]

Its native range is Australia to the south-west Pacific, [1] including New Zealand. [2] [3]

It was first described in 1839 by Allan Cunningham, [4] [2] who described it from a specimen from "a bog at Tauraki, Hokianga river". [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Cunningham, A. (1839). "Florae insularum Novae Zelandiae precursor". Annals of Natural History. 4: 26.
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  4. "Elatine gratioloides". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.