Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Sida L., Sp. Pl. 683-686 (1753)
Description
Annual to perennial herbs or shrubs. Lvs toothed or lobed. Fls axillary and solitary, or in terminal spikes or heads; epicalyx 0; calyx evenly 5-toothed; petals spreading, usually obtuse. Style branches as many as loculi, filiform or clavate. Fr. of usually numerous, 1-seeded, sometimes awned, dehiscent or indehiscent mericarps, arranged in a single flat whorl and separating from central axis at maturity.
[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.
