Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Drosanthemum Schwantes, Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 29 (1927)
 Description

Erect to trailing perennial succulent shrublets. Lvs opposite, sessile, 3-angled to terete, papillate; papillae glittering. Fls solitary or in cymes on short lateral branchlets, pedicellate, ebracteate. Sepals 5: 3 triangular with expanded membranous margins, 2 clavate. Petals numerous, > sepals, free; stamens numerous; staminodes often present. Placentation parietal. Stigmas 4–6, filiform to lanceolate or plumose. Capsule 4–6-locular; expanding keels contiguous, parallel or diverging; wings present; locules with lids; placental tubercle reduced or 0. Seeds small, ribbed and tuberculate.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Drosanthemum Schwantes
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Exotic: Casual1
Total2
 Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Schwantes, M.H.G. 1927: Zeitschrift für Sukkulentenkunde 3: 29.