Common name: Rainforest Spinach
Elatostema reticulatum Wedd. APNI* Synonyms: Elatostema reticulatum var. grande Benth. APNI*
Description: Coarse straggling herb to 50 cm high.
Leaves ovate to elliptic, often slightly falcate, mostly 7–15 cm long, 2–6 cm wide, apex acuminate, base strongly asymmetric, margins toothed, upper surface ± glabrous, lower surface pubescent; petiole 2–4 mm long.
Male heads 12–25 mm diam., white or yellowish; peduncle 2–8 cm long; female heads c. 9 mm diam., ± sessile.
Distribution and occurrence: In rainforest and moist sclerophyll forest, generally along streams or moist rock faces; north from Batemans Bay area.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, ST, LHI
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by G. J. Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
|
