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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Prunella L., Sp. Pl. 600-601 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Self-heal
Description
Perennial herbs with short rhizomes. Lvs simple, entire to pinnatisect. Verticels mostly few-flowered, forming a dense, terminal, oblong spike. Bracts large but not resembling lvs. Calyx tubular-campanulate, not gibbous at base, strongly 2-lipped, 10-nerved or venation reticulate without prominent main veins, closed at fruiting; upper lip with 3 short teeth; lower lip with 2 long teeth. Corolla 2-lipped; tube > calyx, straight, obconic, with ring of hairs inside; upper lip hooded, entire; lower lip 3-lobed, with middle lobe denticulate. Stamens slightly exserted. Filaments with short, subulate appendage below apex; anther cells diverging. Style gynobasic, its branches equal. Nutlets ovoid to elliptic or oblong, longitudinally ribbed.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
