Class
Order
Family
Herbs, shrubs or trees, not armed. Lvs paripinnate or reduced to phyllodes; petiolar glands often present; stipules various. Infl. axillary, racemose or paniculate; bracts and bracteoles various. Calyx with a very short tube and 5, often unequal, segments imbricate in bud. Corolla usually yellow, rarely white; petals subequal. Stamens free, 10 and all fertile, or some reduced to staminodes, or 5 and fertile; anthers uniform or a few larger, basifixed, opening by the apex. Style curved; stigma terminal. Pod various, compressed or terete, 1–2-valved, or indehiscent.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Category | Number |
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Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 2 |
Exotic: Casual | 5 |
Total | 7 |