Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Solanales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Salpichroa Miers
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Salpichroa origanifolia (Lam.) Thell. (1912)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Physalis origanifolia Lam.
  • ≡ Salpichroa rhomboidea (Gillies & Hook.) Miers (1845)
  • = Atropa rhomboidea Gillies & Hook.
Vernacular Name(s):
Lily of the valley vine; Pampas lily of the valley
 Description

Stems scrambling, mostly herbaceous but woody at base, angled, hairy. Petiole 5–20–(35) mm long. Lamina 0.5–5 × 0.5–3.5 cm, ovate-rhombic, obovate or suborbicular, with appressed hairs; base attenuate; apex rounded to obtuse. Fls ± pendent, on slender hairy pedicels. Calyx divided nearly to base; lobes narrowly triangular-acute, hairy. Corolla 6–10 mm long, urceolate, white, with villous band below base of stamen insertion; lobes acute, ultimately reflexed. Berry 1–2.1 cm long, ovoid to oblong-ellipsoid, cream to pale yellow. Seeds ± discoid, hairy.

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

 Biostatus
Exotic
 Phenology

Flowering: Jan.–Dec.

 Bibliography
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/