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Family
Classification
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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Sison L., Sp. Pl. 252 (1753)
Description
Glabrous, biennial herbs. Lvs 1–2-pinnate; segments broad. Umbels compound, pedunculate; bracts and bracteoles few to numerous, simple. Petals white or greenish white, regular, with apex deeply notched and inflexed; calyx teeth 0. Fr. ovoid to subglobose, slightly flattened laterally, not beaked, spineless; commissure narrow; ribs 5 per mericarp, equal, slender; vittae solitary in furrows, shorter than fr.
[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.
