Pratia
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Pratia is a genus of flowering plant
s in the family Campanulaceae
, native to Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Species include:
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Campanulaceae
Campanulaceae
The family Campanulaceae , of the order Asterales, contains about 2000 species in 70 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky non-toxic sap...
, native to Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Species include:
- Pratia angulata (G.Forst.) Hook. f., native to New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
- Pratia concolor (R.Br.) Druce (Poison Pratia), native to AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
- New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
and VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... - Pratia darlingensis E.Wimm., native to Australia
- Pratia irrigua (R.Br.) Benth., native to Australia
- Pratia macrodon Hook.f., native to the South Island of New Zealand
- Pratia montana (Reinw. ex Blume) Hassk., native to Asia
- Pratia nummularia (Lam.) A. Braun & Asch., native to Asia
- Pratia pedunculata (R.Br.) Benth. native to Australia - New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria
- Pratia platycalyx (F.Muell.) Benth., native to Australia
- Pratia podenzanae S.Moore , native to Australia
- Pratia puberula Benth., native to Australia
- Pratia purpurascensPratia purpurascensPratia purpurascens, commonly known as White Root, is a small herbaceous scrambling herb of eastern Australia. reaching 15 cm high, it grows in damp, sheltered areas. It was initially described by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown as Lobelia purpurascens.The invasive bitou bush and its...
(R.Br.) E.Wimm., native to Australia - Pratia surrepens (Hook.f.), native to Australia