Class
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Cannabaceae
Description
Herbs, erect or scandent, annual or perennial; latex 0. Lvs opposite or alternate, simple or palmately divided, stipulate, petiolate. Fls unisexual, apetalous, in axillary infls; ♂ infls paniculate; ♀ infls sessile, crowded or strobilate with large persistent imbricate bracts. ♂ fls with perianth 5-merous; segments imbricate; stamens 5, erect in bud; filament short; anthers 2-celled; rudimentary ovary 0. ♀ fls with perianth entire, membranous, closely enfolding ovary. Ovary sessile, 1-locular; style central, 2-partite; ovule solitary, pendulous from the apex of the loculus, anatropous. Fr. an achene. Seeds with fleshy endosperm; embryo curved or spirally involuted.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 3 |
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 4 |
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.
