Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Brunnera Steven, 24: 582 (1851)
Description
Perennial, rhizomatous herbs with large lvs clothed in appressed hairs; basal lvs long-petiolate; cauline lvs short-petiolate to sessile. Infl. usually a terminal panicle of ebracteate cymes, more rarely reduced to a single cyme. Calyx lobed nearly to base, accrescent. Corolla rotate, small, blue or violet; tube campanulate; lobes ovate-orbicular; scales 5, ciliate, ± closing throat. Stamens inserted at middle of tube, included. Style included. Nutlets oblong-obovoid, erect, rugose or ribbed with thickened collar at base.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Steven, C. von 1851: Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 24: 582.
