Class
Order
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Tropaeolaceae
Description
Prostrate or scandent herbs with ± succulent stems and watery sap. Lvs usually alternate, sometimes opposite below, peltate or palmately lobed or compound, exstipulate; petiole coiling in climbing spp. Fls axillary, usually solitary, ☿, strongly zygomorphic. Calyx generally petaloid; sepals 5, free, the dorsal one produced as a spur. Petals usually 5, rarely fewer, imbricate, clawed, the upper 2 differently shaped, usually smaller. Stamens 8, free, declinate, unequal. Ovary superior, 3-celled, each cell with 1 ovule; placentation axile; style 1; stigmas 3. Fr. of 3, indehiscent, 1-seeded carpels eventually separate from central axis, very rarely winged, rarely baccate. Seed non-endospermic.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 3 |
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 4 |
Bibliography
Cronquist, A. 1988: The evolution and classification of flowering plants. The New York Botanic Gardens, New York.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
