Class
Family
Robust, erect, scapose, monoecious, rhizomatous or tuberous, evergreen or deciduous, perennial herbs. Leaves sagittate-cordate; petioles long, clasping at base. Inflorescence solitary, terminal; scape ± = leaves. Spathe funnel-shaped, white, yellow or rarely red. Spadix with basal female zone contiguous with upper longer male zone; sterile terminal appendage 0. Berries green or orange, few- to many-seeded.
[From: Healy and Edgar (1980) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 3.]
Category | Number |
---|---|
Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 2 |
Total | 2 |