Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Chamelaucium Desf., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 5: 39 (1819)
Description
Ericoid shrubs. Lvs usually opposite, glandular, aromatic. Fls few to many in terminal clusters or in the axils of upper lvs, sessile or pedicellate; bracteoles usually quickly caducous. Hypanthium campanulate or turbinate, produced beyond receptacle; calyx lobes 5, ciliate or glabrous. Petals 5, ± orbicular, > calyx. Stamens 10, opposite to and < petals, alternating with 10 staminodes, all in 1 series; filaments ± dilated below and connate at base; anthers dehiscing by longitudinal slits. Ovary 1-locular; ovules 6–10. Style with or without a ring of hairs underneath stigma. Fr. dry, indehiscent. Seeds few.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Desfontaines, R.L. 1819: Description de trois nouveaux genres. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 5: 34–44.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
