Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Aizoaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Lampranthus N.E.Br., Gard. Chron. 87: 211 (1930)
 Description

Trailing to erect, perennial succulent shrubs. Lvs opposite, sessile, 3-angled to terete, entire or denticulate, smooth or papillate; papillae not glittering. Fls usually in terminal or axillary cymes, or sometimes solitary, pedicellate, usually with leaflike bracts. Sepals 5, unequal: 2 triangular, acuminate, 3 smaller with expanded membranous margins. Petals numerous, > sepals, free; stamens numerous; staminodes 0. Placentation parietal. Stigmas (4)–5–(7), plumose. Capsule (4)–5–(7)-locular; expanding keels divergent; wings present; locules with lids; placental tubercle 0. Seeds obovoid, weakly compressed, rugose.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Lampranthus N.E.Br.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised2
Exotic: Casual1
Total3
 Bibliography
Brown, N.E. 1930: The Gardeners' Chronicle 87: 211.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.