Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
- Acaena agnipila
- Acaena anserinifolia
- Acaena buchananii
- Acaena caesiiglauca
- Acaena dumicola
- Acaena echinata
- Acaena emittens
- Acaena fissistipula
- Acaena glabra
- Acaena inermis
- Acaena juvenca
- Acaena microphylla
- Acaena minor
- Acaena novae-zelandiae
- Acaena pallida
- Acaena profundeincisa
- Acaena rorida
- Acaena saccaticupula
- Acaena tesca
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Acaena Mutis ex L., Mant. Pl. 145, 200 (1771)
Vernacular Name(s):
bidibid; piripiri
Description
Perennial herbs or dwarf shrubs, often prostrate and forming large mats. Lvs imparipinnate; leaflets toothed; stipules adnate to petiole, persistent. Infl. terminal or axillary, capitate or spicate. Fls 3–5-merous, small, ☿ or ♀. Hypanthium deeply concave, contracted at mouth. Epicalyx 0. Calyx of 3–5 sepals. Petals 0. Stamens 1–10. Ovary superior, surrounded by the hypanthium. Styles 1–2. Ovules 1–2. Fr. of 1–2 achenes enclosed in dry hypanthium bearing 4 or more, often barbed, spines, or without spines.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 14 |
| Indigenous (Non-endemic) | 3 |
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 19 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1767: Mantissa Plantarum. Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
