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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Lophospermum D.Don in Anonymous, Philos. Mag. J. 67: 222 (1826)
Description
Perennial herbs with stems climbing or scrambling by means of long flexible and coiling shoots and petioles. Lvs alternate or opposite; lamina palmately veined, usually triangular to hastate or broadly ovate; margins dentate to crenate. Fls solitary and axillary. Calyx 5-lobed, ± irregular; lobes almost free or connate, often coloured. Corolla large, bilabiate, usually pink to purple or red, ± glandular-hairy; throat open, without inflated pouch; upper 2 lobes recurved; lower 3 lobes directed forwards. Stamens 4, included. Capsule globose or asymmetric, loculicidal with irregular apical dehiscence. Seed numerous, winged, tuberculate to appendaged, small.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Anonymous 1826: Proceedings of learned societies: Linnean Society. Philosophical Magazine and Journal. London 67: 221–222.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
