Gonocarpus chinensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Haloragaceae |
| Genus: | Gonocarpus |
| Species: | G. chinensis
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| Gonocarpus chinensis | |
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Gonocarpus chinensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Haloragaceae.[1][2] This shrub is sometimes known by the common name Chinese raspwort. It is native to Western Australia, Borneo, the Caroline Islands, South-Central and Southeast China, Hainan, Indonesia, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, the Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, and Vietnam.[1] It was introduced to the Hawaiian islands and California.[3] It is not considered an economically important species but can be used for medicine and gardening as ornamental plants.[4] 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.[1][5]
This species has two known subspecies named Gonocarpus chinensis subsp. verrucosus and Gonocarpus chinensis subsp. chinensis.[6]
Description
This species can grow to be 60 cm tall. The stem of G. chinensis is weak.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Gonocarpus chinensis (Lour.) Orchard | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "Gonocarpus chinensis (Lour.) Orchard". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Peter G. Wilson. "Gonocarpus chinensis". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. 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.