Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Atropa L., Sp. Pl. 181 (1753)
Description
Unarmed, perennial herbs, ± erect. Lvs petiolate, opposite or alternate, simple, rather large, entire. Fls solitary, axillary. Calyx 5-toothed, campanulate, accrescent, sometimes almost leaflike. Corolla tubular-campanulate, purplish, with short 5-lobed limb. Stamens 5, included or slightly exserted, subequal; filaments adnate to base of corolla, = or slightly < corolla, hairy at base. Stigma peltate. Fr. a berry, globose or subglobose. Seeds numerous, small.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
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.
