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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Cakile Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 4, 3, (1754)
Description
Annual taprooted herbs. Glabrous. Stems ascending, leafy. Lvs not lobed to pinnatifid; margin entire, crenate or bluntly toothed. Racemes ebracteate. Sepals erect, the inner saccate. Petals white to pink to purple. Stamens 6, without appendages. Lateral nectaries 2, crescent-shaped behind single stamens; median 2, variously shaped, in front of paired stamens. Style short; stigma capitate. Silique indehiscent, dry and corky, composed of 2 falsely 1-celled, jointed, indehiscent segments: upper segment beaked, terete or angled, detaching at joint; lower segment narrower, cylindric, or obconic, sometimes weakly angled, stalk-like when seedless. Seeds ellipsoid, not winged, (0)–1 per segment.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Miller, P. 1754: The Gardeners Dictionary. Vol. 3. Edition 4. London.
