Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Hydrangea L., Sp. Pl. 397 (1753)
Synonymy:
- = Dichroa Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 301 (1790)
Type Taxon:
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Vernacular Name(s):
Hydrangea
Description
Evergreen or deciduous shrubs, sometimes climbers. Lvs opposite, simple, often large, serrate or lobed, sometimes dotted with oil glands. Infl. terminal, corymbose or paniculate, sometimes enclosed in bud by large, ovate bracts. Calyx inconspicuous in fertile fls, that of sterile fls often with 3–5 spreading and petal-like sepals. Petals of fertile fls 4–5, white, blue or pink; petals of sterile fls often 0. Stamens usually 8–10. Ovary inferior. Capsule small, opening at top between persistent styles.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
De Smet, Y.; Granados Mendoza, C.; Wanke, W.; Goetghebeur, P.; Samain, M.-S. 2015: Molecular phylogenetics and new (infra)generic classification to alleviate polyphyly in tribe Hydrangeeae (Cornales: Hydrangeaceae). Taxon 64(4): 741–753.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Loureiro, J. de 1790: Flora Cochinchinensis: sistens plantas in regno Cochinchina nascentes. Quibus accedunt aliæ observatæ in Sinensi imperio, Africa Orientali, Indiæque locis variis. Omnes dispositæ secundum systema sexuale Linnæanum. Ulyssipone (Lisbon).
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Mabberley, D.J. 2017: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 4. Cambridge University Press.
