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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Azara Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 79 (1794)
Description
Evergreen, ☿ or andromonoecious shrubs or small trees with thin, twiggy branches. Lvs rather small, apparently in opposite, unequal pairs, but the smaller really a leaflike stipule; petiole short; lamina usually toothed. Fls small, in axillary racemes or fascicles; bracts small. Sepals 4–5–(6), valvate, persistent. Petals 0. Stamens numerous or as few as 5 or 10; filaments glabrous; 5 glands present between sepals and stamens. Ovary superior, 1-locular; placentae 2–4, bearing many ovules. Style simple. Fr. a berry, reddish, sometimes dehiscent at apex. Seeds few.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Ruiz, H.; Pavon, J.A. 1794: Flora Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus.
