Elatostema
| Elatostema | |
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| Elatostema involucratum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Tribe: | Elatostemateae |
| Genus: | Elatostema J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. |
| Species | |
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Elatostema is a
native to tropical forest clearings throughout Australasia, Asia and Africa.[2] There may be as many as 1,000 species of this little-known genus, which is susceptible to deforestation and other forms of human exploitation. Some species, for instance the recently discovered E. fengshanense, show unusual adaptations to growing in deep shade in caves. DNA analysis suggests that the three genera Elastostema, Pellionia, and Pilea be grouped together as one.[3]
Elatostema repens and E. pulchra are cultivated as
temperate regions. E. repens[4] and E. repens var. pulchrum[5] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6]
Selected species
- Elatostema backeri
- Elatostema fengshanense
- Elatostema grande (Wedd.) P.S.Green – Lord Howe Island
- Elatostema lineolatum
- Elatostema malipoense[7]
- Elatostema montanum Endl. – Norfolk Island
- Elatostema pleiophlebium[7]
- Elatostema pulchra
- Elatostema repens
- Elatostema reticulatum Wedd. – Qld, NSW, Australia
- Elatostema rugosum
- Elatostema stipitatum Wedd. – Qld, NSW, Australia
- Elatostema umbellatum
References
- S2CID 129569020. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "Discover | Natural History Museum".
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder -".
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Elatostema repens var. pulchrum". Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 33. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ PMID 22287926.
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