Class
Order
Family
Monoecious shrubs or small trees; sap milky. Lvs stipulate, alternate, entire. ♂ and ♀ fls in the same or separate terminal racemes or spikes. ♂ fls: perianth reduced, of 1–2 segments; petals 0; anthers few to numerous; filaments free. ♀ fls: perianth reduced, in 2–3 segments; petals 0; ovary 2–3-celled, with 1 ovule in each cell; styles 2–3, undivided. Fr. fleshy, indehiscent or dehiscent.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Category | Number |
---|---|
Indigenous (Endemic) | 1 |
Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
Total | 2 |