Class
Order
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Resedaceae
Description
Annual to perennial herbs, rarely woody. Lvs alternate, simple or pinnatifid, often glandular-stipulate. Infls bracteate, terminal and lateral, spicate or racemose. Sepals 4–8, free or connate, persistent, usually unequal. Corolla zygomorphic; petals 4–8, free, entire or lobed, unequal. Androgynophore often present. Stamens 3–40, inserted on a perigynous or hypogynous disc. Carpels 2–7, superior, united below, with numerous ovules on parietal placentae, rarely free and uniovulate. Fr. a capsule, berry or a cluster of 1-seeded follicles. Seeds reniform to orbicular, without endosperm.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 3 |
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 4 |
Bibliography
Cronquist, A. 1988: The evolution and classification of flowering plants. The New York Botanic Gardens, New York.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
