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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Sinapis L., Sp. Pl. 668-669 (1753)
Description
Annual, sometimes perennial, taprooted herbs. Hairs simple, often bristly. Stems erect, leafy. Lvs lyrate-pinnate, lyrate-pinnatifid, or not lobed; margins toothed. Racemes ebracteate. Sepals spreading, not saccate. Petals yellow. Stamens 6, without appendages. Lateral nectaries 2, inside the bases of the single stamens; median nectaries 2, outside each median pair of stamens. Stigma sessile, shortly 2-lobed. Silique narrow-lanceolate to linear, dehiscent; valves distinctly 3–(7)-veined; beak tapering, weakly to strongly flattened, 0–9-seeded. Seeds spherical, not winged, in 1 row per locule.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
