Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Robinia L., Sp. Pl. 722-723 (1753)
Type Taxon:
Vernacular Name(s):
Black locust
Description
Trees or shrubs. Lvs mostly imparipinnate; leaflets entire, often stipellate; stipules setaceous or spinescent. Infl. axillary, racemose; bracts deciduous; bracteoles 0. Calyx campanulate; calyx teeth short; upper 2 teeth somewhat connate. Corolla white, pink or rose-purple. Vexillary stamen free or partly connate with others into a closed tube; anthers uniform or alternately smaller. Style incurved, hairy at apex; stigma terminal. Pod 2-valved, dehiscent, ± straight and flattened, many-seeded; sutures somewhat thickened; seeds estrophiolate.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
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.
