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Alternanthera nahui
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alternanthera nahui, commonly known as nahui,[3] is a species in the family Amaranthaceae, native to New Zealand and to Norfolk Island.[1]
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Description
It is a perennial herb that has a slender tap root. Its stems are 1.5–3.0 mm in diameter and tend to lie down.[3] It can be distinguished from Alternanthera sessilis by its narrower leaves, its keeled tepals, its shorter staminodes and style.[3]
Taxonomy
It was first described in 2009 by Peter Heenan, Peter de Lange and J. Keeling.[1][2]
Synonymy
There are no synonyms according to Plants of the World Online.[1] However, according to NZPCN it has, from time to time, been incorrectly referred as Alternanthera sessilis (L.) Roem. & Schult, prior to the species description in 2009.[3]
Habitat
It is a coastal and lowland species found in both seasonally and permanently wet habitats.[3]
Conservation status
In the 2018 conservation assessment of de Lange and others under the New Zealand Threat Classification System it was classed as "Not Threatened", having a "large, stable population".[4]
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