Class
Order
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Calyceraceae
Description
Annual or perennial herbs. Lvs alternate or radical, entire, serrate or pinnately lobed; stipules 0. Fls in a capitulum on a common receptacle surrounded by 1–2 series of bracts, 4–6-merous, actinomorphic, usually ☿, rarely unisexual. Calyx tubular, adnate to ovary, angled and dentate. Corolla lobes valvate, terminating a corolla tube. Stamens as many as and alternating with corolla lobes, inserted towards top of tube; filaments ± connate; anthers 2-locular, dehiscing longitudinally, ± connate around style. Ovary 1-locular, inferior; style undivided; ovule solitary, pendulous. Fr. an achene, the achenes sometimes connate; seed solitary.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Cronquist, A. 1988: The evolution and classification of flowering plants. The New York Botanic Gardens, New York.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
