Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Petrorhagia (Ser. ex DC.) Link, Handbuch [Link] 2, 235 (1829)
Vernacular Name(s):
Tunic flower
Description
Annual or perennial herbs. Hairs glandular and/or eglandular or 0. Lvs opposite, exstipulate, linear-oblanceolate to linear to subulate, often glaucous; cauline lvs connate in pairs. Fls solitary or in lax to capitate cymes; bracts leaflike; epicalyx scales mucronate to obtuse, papery or membranous or scarious, rarely 0. Calyx narrowly cylindric or narrowed at apex, 5-toothed, with scarious veinless commissures between the teeth. Petals 5, pink or white, clawed or not, entire, 2-fid or toothed; coronal scales 0. Stamens 10. Styles 2. Fr. a cylindric to ovoid capsule, dehiscing by 4 teeth; carpophore usually present. Seeds flattened or folded around the hilum, scutate, warty or finely ridged, not winged.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
Bibliography
Link, J.H.F.
1831: Handbuch zur Erkennung der nutzbarsten und am häufigsten vorkommenden Gewächse. Vol. 2. S.J. Joseephy, Berlin.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
