Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Malvales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Malvaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Entelea R.Br. (1814)
 Description

Fls (3)–4–5-merous, in subumbellate cymes; sepals free, petals crumpled; stamens us. ∞, free or united only at very base; anthers versatile. Ovary 4–6–7-celled; style simple, stigma fringed or toothed; ovules ∞; capsule globose, invested by long bristles, loculicidally dehiscent. Seeds ∞, testa coriac. Only 1 sp. known.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Entelea R.Br.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)1
Total1
 Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.