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Scientific Name:
Cedronella Moench, Methodus (Moench) 411 (1794)
Description
Perennial herb, woody at base; stems upright. Lvs compound with 3–(4) leaflets. Infl. dense, terminal, racemose, with lower verticels often remote. Bracts simple, small. Calyx tubular to campanulate, accrescent, not gibbous at base, 13–15-nerved, with 5 equal teeth. Corolla narrow-funnelform; tube > calyx; limb 2-lipped, partly hairy; upper lip 2-lobed; lower lip 3-lobed. Stamens almost = upper lip, curved beneath it. Style gynobasic, its branches unequal. Nutlets broad-ellipsoid.
[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.
Moench, C. 1794: Methodus plantas horti botanici et agri Marburgensis. Officina Nova Libraria Academiae, Marburg.
