Forstera G.Forst.

Genus

Angiosperms > Asterales > Stylidiaceae

Characteristics

Fls 1-2-(5) on slender peduncles; receptacle ± ovoid. Calyx-lobes ± equal, 5-(6); corolla subregular, tube short, lobes 5-(9), subequal. Column short, erect; stigma 2-lobed. Capsule 1-celled, opening at apex; seeds ∞, with lax testa produced at each end. Glab. perennial sparsely branched herbs with small, entire, imbricate, coriac. lvs; lf-bases persistent. Genus of a few spp. of N.Z., Tasmania, Fuegia. The N.Z. spp. apparently endemic, but very imperfectly studied, requiring cultural treatment.
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Distribution

Forstera world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:38867-1
WFO ID wfo-4000014957
COL ID 62T2X
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Synonyms

Forstera

Lower taxons

Forstera bellidifolia Forstera bidwillii Forstera cristis Forstera purpurata Forstera sedifolia Forstera mackayi Forstera tenella