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Classification
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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Psoralea L., Sp. Pl. 762-764 (1753)
Description
Aromatic herbs, shrubs or small trees, usually glandular. Lvs palmate or pinnate, 1-many-foliolate; stipules free or adnate to petiole. Infl. axillary or terminal, spicate or racemose, rarely fls in fascicles or solitary, bracteate. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed, rarely 2-fid. Corolla purple, blue, red or white. Vexillary stamen free or somewhat connate with others into a closed tube; anthers usually uniform. Style filiform, incurved; stigma terminal. Pod usually ovate, included within the calyx, indehiscent, 1–2–(3)-seeded; seeds estrophiolate, with a short funicle.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
