Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Solenopsis C.Presl, Prodr. Monogr. Lobel.
32 (1836)
Synonymy:
- = Laurentia Adans. (1763)
Description
Small, usually delicate, annual or perennial herbs; stems often prostrate or nearly so. Lvs sessile or petiolate, very membranous, sometimes all radical. Fls solitary or in racemes, ☿, axillary or terminal. Calyx tube adnate to ovary; lobes nearly equal. Corolla tube cylindric or funnelform; limb somewhat 2-lipped to almost regular; lobes spreading, those of upper lip sometimes narrower, free. Stamens with filaments free; anthers connate, subequal, the 2 smaller setulose. Style simple; stigma surrounded by a hairy brush. Capsule dehiscing by 2 apical valves. Seeds numerous, minute.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Presl, C.B. 1836: Prodromus Monographiae Lobeliacearum: 32.
