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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Wisteria Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 115-116 (1818)
Description
Shrubs, usually climbing. Lvs imparipinnate; leaflets entire, often stipellate; stipules small. Infls terminal, racemose, pendulous; bracts caducous; bracteoles 0. Calyx campanulate; 2 upper teeth short and slightly connate; 3 lower teeth longer, free. Corolla usually purple or lilac, rarely yellow or white. Vexillary stamen free or partly connate with the others into a closed tube; anthers uniform, basifixed. Style inflexed, glabrous; stigma terminal. Pod 2-valved, ± straight, dehiscent, many-seeded; sutures not thickened; seeds estrophiolate.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Nutall, T. 1818: The Genera of North American Plants. Edition 2.
