Clianthus Sol. ex Lindl., Edwards's Botanical Register; or, Flower Garden and Shrubbery. London t. 1775 (1835)
Synonymy:
= Donia G.Don & D.Don ex G.Don (1832) nom. illeg.
Vernacular Name(s):
Glory pea
Description
Fls large, in racemes. Calyx 5-toothed, standard acuminate, reflexed; wings shorter, keel = or>standard. Ovary stipitate, ovules ∞; style subulate, bearded. Pods terete, turgid, beaked. Seeds ∞, reniform. Softly woody shrubs with imparipinnate lvs; lflts ∞. One sp. in N.Z., one in Australia. [From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Clianthus Sol. ex Lindl.