Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Lamiales Bromhead
Family
Gesneriaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Rhabdothamnus A.Cunn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 460 (1838)
 Description

Fls solitary, axillary; calyx free from ovary, deeply lobed; corolla-tube subcampanulate, limb obscurely 2-lipped. Stamens 4, staminode present, inserted on corolla-tube; filaments long, slender; anthers cruciately paired. Disk small, annular. Ovary superior, ovoid; style filiform; stigma 2-lobed. Capsule ovoid, acuminate, 2-valved; valves 2-fid, separating from placentae. Seeds minute, ∞. Genus with 1 known sp. endemic to N.Z.

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

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Rhabdothamnus A.Cunn.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)1
Total1
 Bibliography
Cunningham, A. 1838: Annals of Natural History 1: 460.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.