Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Proteales
Family
Proteaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Toronia L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 70: 174 (1975)
Synonymy:
  • = Persoonia Sm., Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 4: 215 (1798)
Etymology:
The name Toronia is is derived from the epithet toru, of Maori origin, and the ending -onia to suggest the affinity with Persoonia.
 Description

Fls small, perfect, solitary or racemed. Per. regular, segs separating to base. Stamens attached near middle of segs, filaments short. Ovary ± stipitate, ovules 2–(1), pend.; fr. a drupe, exocarp ± succulent, endocarp thick, hard. Shrubs or small trees; about 60 spp. of Australia and 1 endemic to N.Z.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1 as Persoonia Sm.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Toronia L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)1
Total1
 Bibliography
Johnson, L.A.S.; Briggs, B.G. 1975: On the Proteaceae - the evolution and classification of a southern family. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 70(2): 83–182.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Transactions of the Linnean Society of London