Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Malvaviscus Fabr., Enum. 155 (1759)
Description
Shrubs. Lvs toothed or lobed. Fls axillary and solitary or fascicled, or in terminal racemes or heads; epicalyx segments 6–16, united at least in part; calyx 5-toothed; petals ± closed. Style branches twice as many as loculi, clavate. Fr. of 5, indehiscent mericarps enclosed in a fleshy envelope.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Fabricius, P.C. 1759: Enumeratio Methodica Plantarum horti medici Helmstadiensis.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Wilcox, M.; Bradshaw, C.; Cameron, E. 2004: Woody plants of the Auckland Domain. Auckland Botanical Society Journal 59(1): 44–56.
