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Plagianthus

Plagianthus
Photo: Sir William Jackson Hooker (signed W.J.H.), Public domain
Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
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Likes moisture

About

Plagianthus is a genus of flowering plants confined to New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. The familial placement of the genus was controversial for many years, but modern genetic studies show it definitely belongs in the Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae. The name means "slanted flowers".

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Makaka · Manatu

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plagianthus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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