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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Calamintha Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. (1754)
Description
Perennial aromatic herbs, sometimes woody at base. Lvs simple, toothed or entire. Fls in opposite, axillary, usually lax, pedunculate cymes; bracts mostly much < lvs. Calyx tubular, 13-nerved, ± 2-lipped; tube ± straight, hairy inside, not gibbous; upper lip 3-toothed; lower lip 2-toothed, > upper. Corolla 2-lipped; upper lip entire or emarginate; lower lip 3-lobed, with the middle lobe largest; tube straight, glabrous inside. Stamens included, curved and convergent. Style gynobasic, its branches unequal, the upper subulate, the lower longer and wider. Nutlets broadly ovoid to suborbicular.
[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.
Miller, P. 1754: The Gardeners Dictionary, abridged. Vol. 1. Edition 4. London.
