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Family
Classification
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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Lobularia Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 3: 162 (1815)
Description
Annual or perennial taprooted herbs. Hairs appressed, parallel, medifixed. Stems ascending, leafy. Lvs narrow, entire. Racemes ebracteate. Sepals spreading, not saccate. Petals white, rarely red or purple. Stamens 6, without appendages. Lateral nectaries 4, median 2, filiform, between stamen bases. Style short; stigma capitate. Silicle circular or ovoid, latiseptate; valves slightly inflated, with median and weak lateral veins. Seeds ellipsoid, narrowly winged, 1–5 per locule.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Desvaux, N.A. 1815 ("1814"): Coup-d'oeil sur la famille des plantes Crucifères. Journal de Botanique, Appliquée à l'Agriculture, à la Pharmacie, à la Médecine et aux Arts 3(4): 145–187.
Hobbs, J.; Hatch, T. 1994: Bulbs for New Zealand Gardens. Godwit Press, Auckland.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
