Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Liliales Perleb
Family
Ripogonaceae Conran & Clifford
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Ripogonum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (1776)
 Description

Racemes simple to paniculately arranged, sts terminal. Fls bisexual; per. spreading. Staminal filaments free, very short. Ovary sessile; style short, stout. Fr. globose. Tall lianes without tendrils or prickles.

[From: Moore and Edgar (1970) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 2.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Ripogonum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)1
Total1
 Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.