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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Kickxia Dumort., Fl. Belg. (Dumortier) 35 (1827)
Description
Annual or perennial herbs, with stems usually trailing or climbing. Lvs mostly alternate, sometimes the lower opposite; lamina broad, partly palmately and partly pinnately veined, often hastate or sagittate. Fls usually axillary and solitary, rarely in axillary or terminal racemes. Calyx with 5 subequal lobes. Corolla with cylindric tube forming a spur at base; limb 2-lipped; upper lip 2-lobed; lower lip 3-lobed and with pouch at base closing throat (mouth of tube). Stamens 4, included. Capsule ± globose; loculi equal, each opening by a pore or detachable lip. Seeds numerous, pitted or tuberculate, small; wing 0.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
