Gonocarpus chinensis (also known by the common name as 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] G. chinensis is considered not to be a economically impotent genus 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]
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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 (Lour.) Orchard
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This species has two known subspecies named Gonocarpus chinensis subsp. verrucosus and Gonocarpus chinensis subsp. chinensis.[5]
Description
editThis species can grow to be 60 cm tall. The stem of G. chinensis is weak.[6]
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gonocarpus chinensis (Lour.) Orchard | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. 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.
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