Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Aizoaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Ruschia Schwantes, Z. Sukkulentenk. 2: 186 (1926)
 Description

Prostrate to erect perennial succulent shrubs. Lvs opposite, sessile, 3-angled, toothed or denticulate or entire, smooth or papillate; papillae not glittering. Fls solitary or in cymes on lateral branchlets, pedicellate, ebracteate or with leaflike bracts. Sepals 5, ± flat, subequal. Petals numerous, > sepals, free; stamens numerous, often conically collected with the inner staminodes. Placentation parietal. Stigmas (4)–5, lanceolate. Capsule 5-locular; expanding keels diverging; wings 0; locules with lids; placental tubercle present. Seeds ovoid, rough.

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

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Ruschia Schwantes
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised2
Total2
 Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Schwantes, M.H.G. 1926: Zeitschrift für Sukkulentenkunde 2