Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Parochetus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 240 (1825)
Vernacular Name(s):
Blue oxalis; Shamrock pea
Description
Perennial, prostrate herb. Lvs palmately 3-foliolate; principal lateral veins thin and reticulate; leaflets entire or dentate; stipules ± free from petiole. Infl. axillary, umbellate, 1–3-flowered; bracts present at base of pedicel. Calyx teeth 5; upper 2 teeth fused almost to the tip. Corolla deciduous after flowering. Vexillary filament free, others connate; anthers almost uniform. Style glabrous; stigma small, terminal. Pod 2-valved, straight, dehiscent, not armed, many-seeded; seeds estrophiolate, smooth and rounded.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Don, D. 1825: Prodromus Florae Nepalensis. J. Gale, London.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
