Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Lamiales Bromhead
Family
Acanthaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Avicennia L., Sp. Pl. 110 (1753)
 Description

Fls in cymes, often corymbose; calyx 5-partite; corolla-tube short, broad, lobes 4–5. Stamens 4, inserted at corolla-throat. Ovary with 4-winged central placenta; ovules 4, pend. Capsule coriac., 2-valved, 1-loculed. Seed solitary, erect; embryo large; cots large, radicle villous. Germination is well-advanced before fall of fr.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Avicennia L.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Non-endemic)1
Total1
 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.