Class
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Portulacaceae Juss., Gen. Pl. 312 (1789) – as Portulaceae
Type Taxon:
Description
Annual to perennial herbs. Lvs exstipulate, often with axillary hairs, usually fleshy or succulent, simple, entire; basal lvs rosulate; stem lvs opposite or alternate. Infl. a terminal raceme, cyme, or panicle, or fls solitary. Fls hypogynous or perigynous, ☿; calyx zygomorphic; corolla actinomorphic. Sepals 2, free or connate. Petals (4)–5–(6), free or united at base. Stamens 3-many. Ovary of (2)–3–(8) fused carpels, 1-locular; placentation basal. Stigmas (2)–3–(4); style 1. Fr. a capsule dehiscing by usually 3 valves, or circumscissile. Seeds usually black, smooth, sometimes tuberculate; embryo curved.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Exotic: Casual | 2 |
| Total | 3 |
Bibliography
Cronquist, A. 1988: The evolution and classification of flowering plants. The New York Botanic Gardens, New York.
Jussieu, A.L. de 1789: Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita juxta methodum in horte regio Parisiensi excaratum, anno 1774. Herissant et Barrois, Paris.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Nyffeler, R.; Eggli, U. 2010: Disintegrating Portulacaceae: A new familial classification of the suborder Portulacineae (Caryophyllales) based on molecular and morphological data. Taxon 59(1): 227–240.
