Elatostema

Elatostema is a genus of flowering plants containing approximately 350 known species in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to tropical forest clearings throughout Australasia, Asia and Africa. 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.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderRosales
FamilyUrticaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central

Observations recorded46,689

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 4,018
With media: 3,484
Family: Urticaceae
Collections: MICH, US, NY, A
Recorded in: Malaysia, Japan, Papua New Guinea, China, Hong Kong, Micronesia, Federated States Of, Cambodia, Malaysia/Sabah

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Urticaceae
Image: Elatostema umbellatum 2006.04.19 06.17.14-p4190208.jpg

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taxon common name: 楼梯草属
taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Elatostema
Commons category: Elatostema
topic's main category: Category:Elatostema
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4158

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Elatostema repens and E. pulchra are cultivated as houseplants in temperate regions. E. repens and E. repens var. pulchrum have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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