Commersonia hermanniifolia
Commersonia hermanniifolia is a small plant, found in eastern Australia. Often seen in a prostrate or pendent form, creeping or hanging over rocks. An uncommon plant, which is usually encountered in the Sydney area near the coast, between Broken Bay in the north to Botany Bay in the south. Also recorded in the south coast areas of New South Wales. The specific epithet is named after the genus Hermannia, after the botanist Paul Hermann.[1][2]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Commersonia |
| Species: | C. hermanniifolia |
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References
- "Commersonia hermanniifolia". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 218
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