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Hemichroa (Amaranthaceae) 3:576          
Hemichroa pentandra is the only species of this genus in Tasmania where it is a reasonably common native saltmarsh plant. Its distinctive features include the solitary 5-parted flowers in the leaf axils and the fleshy, alternate leaves with concave upper surfaces. The Student's Flora of Tasmania places it in the Chenopodiaceae.

 
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