Class
Order
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Linaceae
Description
Herbs, shrubs or trees. Lvs alternate or opposite, simple; stipules present, 0, or glandular. Fls ☿, sometimes heterostylous, actinomorphic, usually solitary or arranged in dichasia or corymbs. Calyx 4–5-merous; segments free or partly united, imbricate. Petals 4–5, usually free. Stamens as many as or twice as many as petals, sometimes alternating with small staminodes; filaments connate at base; anthers 2-locular. Ovary superior, 3–5-locular, each loculus subdivided again; styles 2–5, filiform, free or partly united; ovules 2 per loculus, pendulous. Fr. usually a septicidal capsule, rarely a drupe. Seeds compressed, endosperm 0 to copious.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 1 |
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 4 |
| Exotic: Casual | 2 |
| Total | 7 |
Bibliography
Connor, H.E. 1977: The Poisonous Plants in New Zealand. Edition 2. Government Printer, Wellington.
Cronquist, A. 1988: The evolution and classification of flowering plants. The New York Botanic Gardens, New York.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
