Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Exocarpos Labill., Voy. Rech. Pérouse 155, t. 14 (1800), nom. cons. – as Exocarpus
Description
Fls minute, perfect to unisexual, in small axillary spikes or clusters, each in notch of axis or subtended by a minute bract. Per. inferior, divided to base into 4–6-valvate tepals; stamens inserted near base of tepals on very short broad filaments. Disk flat, sinuately 4–6-lobed. Ovary superior, ± fleshy, conical. Fr. us. nutlike on enlarged pedicel. Shrubs or small trees with us. alt., often scalelike lvs.
[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Labillardière, J.J.H. de 1800: Relation du Voyage à la Recherche de la Pérouse1791-1794. Paris.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
