Classification
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Cobaea Cav., Icon. [Cavanilles] 1, 11 (1791)
 Description

Lianes, climbing by much-branched tendrils and hook-like branch tips. Fl. buds erect on erect stalks, becoming pendent by anthesis. Fls protandrous, green and foetid at first, becoming purple and sweetly scented. Fr. stalk contorted.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Cobaea Cav.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Total1
 Bibliography
Cavanilles, A.J. 1791: Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum. Vol. 1. Typographia regia, Madrid.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.