Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Baloghia Endl., Prodr. Fl. Norfolk. 84 (1833)
Description
Monoecious or dioecious trees or shrubs. Lvs stipulate, opposite or alternate. ♂ and ♀ fls mixed or separate in short terminal racemes. ♂ fls: calyx with 4–5 segments imbricate in bud; petals 4–5; stamens variable in number; filaments shortly connate at base. ♀ fls: calyx and petals as for ♂; ovary 3-celled with a single ovule in each cell; styles 3, deeply 2-fid. Fr. spherical, separating from the persistent axis at maturity, fleshy, becoming hard; seeds oblong.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Endlicher, S.F.L. 1833: Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae. Beck, Wien.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
