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Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.

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Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 2: 211 (1839)
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
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A.Cunn.
A.Cunn.
1839
211
ICN
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
species
Hydrocotyle microphylla

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microphylla

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Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.

Glab. or with a few hairs near apex of petiole and peduncle, forming small patches. Lvs on petioles up to 10-20 mm. long. Lamina (2)-3-4-(9) mm. diam.; 5-7 lobed; lobes shallow, minutely crenulate; sinus narrow, often closed. Umbels 2-5-fld, rarely more, on peduncles ± 10 mm. long. Fr. glab., ± 1·5-2-(3) mm. diam., subsessile or shortly pedicelled, somewhat turgid. Mericarps rounded on dorsal edge to bluntly keeled, reddish brown; lateral ribs us. obscure.

Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.

Perennial, forming large patches; stems slender. Lvs simple, usually dark glossy green, usually glabrous, rarely sparsely hairy above or below, 5-10-(15) mm diam., divided to ⅕-⅓-(⅔) of radius into usually 5 segments; segments broadly oblong to obovate, each usually with 3 crenate teeth; teeth with blunt cartilaginous points; margins flat; petiole glabrous or with a few retrorse hairs near apex. Umbels simple, (2)-5-10-(12)-flowered; peduncles ± = lvs. Fls subsessile or shortly pedicellate. Fr. glabrous, 1.3-1.7 × 1 mm, acute on dorsal edge; ribs slightly raised and slender, or inconspicuous.

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Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
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Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
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Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.

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Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Westland Land District

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c41801f4-ef7a-4fb4-a078-d4a2a35099a7
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
5 July 2007
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