Gonocarpus teucrioides

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Gonocarpus teucrioides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Haloragaceae
Genus: Gonocarpus
Species:
G. teucrioides
Binomial name
Gonocarpus teucrioides
Synonyms [3]

Haloragis aenea Schindl.
Haloragis gunnii Hook.f.
Haloragis teucrioides (DC.) Schltdl.
Haloragis teucrioides var. elata Sond.
Haloragis teucrioides var. lanceolata Sond.

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Gonocarpus teucrioides, or forest raspwort [4] is a common flowering herb or subshrub in the Haloragaceae, or watermilfoil family. It is native to Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania [5] and is widespread and abundant in the understorey of wet forests. [6] The name raspwort refers to the rough, scabrous surface of many of the Gonocarpus species. [7]

The specific epithet, teucrioides, derives from Teucrium and the Greek suffix -oides which indicates resemblance, thereby giving an adjective meaning that the species resembles the plants in the genus, Teucrium. [8]

Habit

G. teucrioides in flower Gonocarpus teucrioides PB130029.jpg
G. teucrioides in flower
G. teucrioides leaves/habit Gonocarpus teucrioides PB130050.jpg
G. teucrioides leaves/habit

It is an erect perennial herb, woody at the base, 30–40 cm tall and 20–30 cm wide. [9] Its stems are 4-angled in cross section. Leaves are opposite and ovate, with toothed margins and 7–22 mm long. They have a dark green upper surface and a lighter undersurface, stems are often reddish. [9] Both the leaves and stems have stiff, spreading hairs. [6] Flowers are small and solitary, occurring in pairs of bracts in the leaf axils along the lower section of the flowering stem. [10] They are carried in racemes at the end of the stem. [11] Bracts are green and fleshy, petals are green to reddish. Plants are monoecious, [11] and flowering occurs from October to January. [12] Fruit is an ovoid, silver-grey ribbed nut, about 1.5 mm long. [13]

Habitat

Native to Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, Gonocarpus teucrioides prefers moist, well-drained soils in semi-shade. [10] It is thus common in the understorey of open or partially open forests and vegetation types, especially those subjected to enhanced runoff or higher rainfall. [14]

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<i>Trochocarpa gunnii</i>

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