Class
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Lardizabalaceae
Description
Lianes or sometimes shrubs, usually monoecious or dioecious, usually evergreen. Lvs alternate, compound, exstipulate. Fls usually in racemes, less commonly solitary. Sepals (3)–6, imbricate or valvate, petaloid; petals 6 or 0; nectaries usually present. Stamens 6, free or connate. Ovary superior; carpels usually 3–(15), divergent, becoming free and fleshy; ovules numerous on marginal placentas. Fr. large and fleshy, indehiscent, or dehiscent and opening by a ventral suture. Seed with abundant endosperm.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Non-endemic) | 1 |
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
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.
