Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Saponaria L., Sp. Pl. 408-409 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Soapwort
Description
Annual to perennial herbs. Hairs glandular and/or eglandular or 0. Lvs opposite, exstipulate, ovate to linear to spathulate. Infl. a lax to capitate dichasium, sometimes a panicle; bracts leaflike; epicalyx 0. Calyx cylindric or oblong, 5-veined, 5-toothed, with green commissures between the veins. Petals 5, white or pink, clawed or narrowed to base, entire to 2-fid; coronal scales usually present. Stamens 10. Styles 2. Fr. a cylindric to ovoid capsule dehiscing by 4 teeth; carpophore short. Seeds reniform, compressed, not winged.
[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.
