Volume IV (1988) - Flora of New Zealand Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons
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Pandorea Spach

PANDOREA (Endl.) Spach

Evergreen lianes. Lvs imparipinnate, glabrous. Leaflets usually entire, sometimes serrate, the terminal leaflet largest. Fls in axillary or terminal panicles, often numerous. Calyx small, tubular-campanulate, shortly 5-toothed. Corolla slightly 2-lipped; tube funnelform to broadly cylindric; lobes imbricate. Stamens 4, included, with strongly diverging anthers. Disc thick, annular. Ovary 2-locular, glabrous or hairy. Capsule oblong; valves thick. Seeds broad, elliptic, winged.

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Infl. of numerous fls; corolla 1.7-2.3 cm long; lobes c. 1/4 length of tube
Infl. of 5-15 fls; corolla c. 6 cm long; lobes nearly 1/2 length of tube

6 spp., Australia, Malesia. Naturalised spp. 2.

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