Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Asterales Link
Family
Campanulaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Trachelium L., Sp. Pl. 171 (1753)
 Description

Perennial herbs; stems usually erect, woody towards base. Lvs cauline, alternate. Fls small, usually in corymbose panicles, sometimes appearing umbellate. Calyx tubular, deeply 5-lobed. Corolla tube narrow, > or < lobes. Stamens 5, free. Style long-exserted, thickened towards apex; stigma 2–3-lobed or capitate. Capsule ± obovoid, dehiscing by 2–3 basal pores, angled.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Trachelium L.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Total1
 Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.