Gunnera kaalensis (Gunnera kaalensis)
Description
Gunnera is the sole genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Gunneraceae, which contains 63 speceis. Some species have extremely large leaves. Species in the genus are variously native to Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Papuasia, Hawaii, insular Southeast Asia, Africa, and Madagascar.The stalks of many species are edible, and a cultivar from South America[clarification needed] is commonly eaten raw.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Gunnerales
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Family: Gunneraceae
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Genus: Gunnerales
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