Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Phyla Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 63, 66 (1790)
Description
Mat-forming, unarmed herbs with prostrate, creeping stems. Lvs opposite, toothed or lobed, with medifixed hairs. Infl. a dense, subglobose to cylindric, axillary spike; fls sessile, small, bracteate. Calyx 2-lobed, divided almost to base, ± accrescent. Corolla limb 4-lobed, with 2 unequal lips; tube > calyx, straight. Stamens 4, included, didynamous. Ovary 2-celled, each cell with 1 ovule. Style included. Fr. dry, separating into 2 nutlets.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Loureiro, J. de 1790: Flora Cochinchinensis: sistens plantas in regno Cochinchina nascentes. Quibus accedunt aliæ observatæ in Sinensi imperio, Africa Orientali, Indiæque locis variis. Omnes dispositæ secundum systema sexuale Linnæanum. Ulyssipone (Lisbon).
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
