Kingdom: Plantae (1846)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1757)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1481)

      Order: Piperales (4)

        Family: Chloranthaceae (1) (family description)

          Genus: Chloranthus (1)

           Epithet: elatior Link (2)

Synonyms: Chloranthus elatior R.Br., Chloranthus erectus (Buch.-Ham.) Sweet ex Wall., Chloranthus erectus (Buch.-Ham.) Verdc., Chloranthus officinalis Blume, Chloranthus salicifolius C.Presl, Chloranthus sumatranus Miq., Cryphaea erecta Buch.-Ham.

elatior => higher, very lofty

erecta => upright, perpendicular

erectus => upright, perpendicular

officinalis => of practical use to man

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb, shrub

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