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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Angelica L., Sp. Pl. 243 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Angelica
Description
Glabrous or tomentose biennial to perennial herbs, with stout taproots. Lvs 2–3-pinnate or ternate; segments usually broad. Umbels compound, pedunculate; bracts usually 0, sometimes present, linear; bracteoles usually numerous, entire, rarely pinnate or 0. Petals usually white or green, sometimes pink, purple or violet, regular, with entire, acuminate, inflexed apex; calyx teeth evident, minute or 0. Fr. ovate, oblong or globose, strongly flattened dorsally, not beaked, spineless, but sometimes tomentose; commissure broad; ribs 5 per mericarp; dorsal ribs slender or slightly winged; lateral ribs with a broad, thin, or corky wing; lateral wings of opposing mericarps not appressed; vittae few to numerous in furrows.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
