Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Cerinthe L., Sp. Pl. 136-137 (1753)
Description
Annual, biennial or perennial herbs, glabrous or nearly so but lvs often tuberculate above, usually glaucous. Fls in terminal, bracteate, scorpioid cymes. Calyx deeply 5-lobed, irregular, accrescent. Corolla ± tubular, generally bicoloured, less commonly wholly yellow; lobes 5, erect or recurved, < tube; throat lacking scales or hairs. Stamens 5, inserted at c. middle of tube; anthers with basal tail, included or slightly exserted. Style exserted. Nutlets 2 (really 2 fused pairs).
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
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.
Selvi, F.; Cecchi, L.; Coppi, A. 2009: Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58(4): 1307–1325.
