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Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

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Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl. 39 (1775)
Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region

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J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
1775
39
ICN
Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
genus
Dichondra

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Dichondra

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Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Fls small, solitary, axillary, 5-merous; calyx cut to base into subequal sepals; corolla deeply lobed, broadly campanulate, lobes induplicate. Staminal filaments filiform, anthers included. Ovary of 2 distinct 1-2-ovuled carpels; styles basal. Capsule membr., us. 1-seeded, opening irregularly. Small creeping perennial herbs, rooting at nodes, with entire lvs. A widespread genus of warm regions, with some 10 spp.

Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Small, creeping, glabrous or hairy perennial herbs; stems rooting at nodes. Latex 0. Lvs entire or nearly so; petioles usually long and slender. Fls solitary, axillary, small and inconspicuous; bracts minute. Sepals 5, subequal, accrescent. Corolla campanulate, deeply 5-lobed, greenish or yellowish; lobes valvate with infolded margins. Stamens included. Ovary of 2 distinct carpels, each with (1)-2 ovules. Styles 2, filiform, inserted between carpels. Capsule membranous, usually 1-seeded, 2-lobed, indehiscent or dehiscing irregularly. Seeds smooth and glabrous.

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Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Dichondra
Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

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Exotic
Cultivated
New Zealand
Political Region
Dichondra argentea, NZFRI 27048

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Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Spain

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264f8dae-fefd-48e8-a416-c58e6c41f8a9
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
4 February 2022
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