Class
Order
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Sparganiaceae Hanin
Description
Fls unisexual, small, densely crowded in separate globose capitula, spaced out on simple or branched infls; lower capitula female, each in or above the axil of a lfy bract, stalked or sessile; higher capitula male, bractless or with small bract, falling after anthesis. Per. of 3–8 chaffy ± spathulate scales, larger in ♀. Male fl. with 3 or more stamens; filaments ± united; anthers oblong, basifixed. Female fl. with ovary sessile with narrow base, us. unilocular; ovule solitary, pendulous; style us. simple, sts forked, stigma obliquely terminal. Fr. dry, indehiscent, with spongy exocarp and hard endocarp; style base forming beak. Seed with straight embryo in mealy endosperm. Marsh or aquatic perennial herbs, with creeping rhizomes and stems often submerged at base. Lvs alt., erect or floating, elongate-linear, glab.; sheath open; lamina ± keeled.
[From: Moore and Edgar (1970) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 2.]
Biostatus
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Non-endemic) | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Cronquist, A. 1988: The evolution and classification of flowering plants. The New York Botanic Gardens, New York.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
