Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Polygonaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Fagopyrum Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. (1754)
 Description

Erect annual andromonoecious herbs with hollow stems. Lvs cauline, triangular to sagittate or hastate, cordate; ochreae short, truncate. Fls in terminal or axillary racemose to corymbose panicles, heterostylous. Pedicels not jointed. Perianth segments 5, free, not keeled, equal or nearly so, not or scarcely accrescent. Stamens 8, alternating with nectaries. Styles 3; stigmas capitate. Fr. a trigonous nut, long-exserted from perianth; surrounding perianth segments spineless.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Fagopyrum Mill.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Exotic: Casual1
Total2
 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, abridged. Vol. 1. Edition 4. London.