| Gonocarpus chinensis | |
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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 by the common name of Chinese raspwort, is a shrub in the family Haloragaceae native to eastern Australia, South China, Caroline islands and North Australia. It was introduced to the Hawaiian islands and California. [1] It is not considered an economically important species 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]
