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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Spartium L., Sp. Pl. 708-709 (1753)
Description
Shrub, not armed. Lvs few, 1-foliolate, shortly petiolate; stipules 0. Infl. terminal, racemose; bracts and bracteoles small, deciduous. Calyx split above, with 5 short teeth. Corolla golden. Stamens connate into a closed tube; alternate anthers long and basifixed or short and versatile. Style incurved, glabrous; stigma terminal, slightly oblique. Pod 2-valved, ± straight, dehiscent, many-seeded; sutures slightly 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.
