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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Nemesia Vent., Jard. Malmaison 41 (1804)
Description
Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs. Lvs opposite, mostly sessile or nearly so, entire or toothed. Fls axillary or in terminal racemes, occasionally solitary. Calyx usually of 5 free and equal sepals. Corolla 2-lipped; tube very short, saccate or forming a spur on anterior side; throat closed by a pouch at the base; upper lip 4-lobed; lower lip lobe emarginate or entire. Stamens 4, included, inserted at base of corolla tube; anthers 1-celled, usually cohering around stigma. Capsule laterally compressed, septicidally dehiscent with valves keeled and boat-shaped. Seeds numerous, fairly large, with a membranous wing.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 2 |
| Exotic: Casual | 2 |
| Total | 4 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Ventenat, E.P. 1803-1805: Jardin de la Malmaison. Paris.
