Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Lamiales Bromhead
Family
Calceolariaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Jovellana L. (1770)
 Description

Fls in terminal and occ. axillary panicles, seldom solitary. Calyx subequally 4-lobed, us. adnate to corolla at base. Corolla subequally 2-lipped, lips concave-saccate. Stamens 2, inserted near base of short corolla-tube; anther-cells adnate. Style short, stigma capitate. Capsule ± ovoid-conical, seeds striate. Herbs or subshrubs of diverse habit, with opp. simple us. toothed lvs.

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

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Jovellana L.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)2
Total2
 Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.