We value your privacy

We use cookies and other technologies to enhance your experience, analyse site usage, help with reporting, and assist in other ways to improve the website. You can choose to allow cookies and other technologies or decline. Your choice will not affect site functionality.

Click for help
Volume IV (1988) - Flora of New Zealand Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons
Copy a link to this page Cite this record

Parentucellia Viv.

PARENTUCELLIA Viv.

Annual, semi-parasitic herbs. Lvs opposite or sometimes the upper alternate, sessile, dentate or serrate. Infl. a terminal, spike-like raceme. Bracts similar to lvs. Calyx tubular or tubular-campanulate, 4-toothed, ± regular and not 2-lipped. Corolla tube cylindric; limb 2-lipped; upper lip entire or emarginate, forming a hood; lower lip longer, with 3 entire lobes. Stamens 4, included in upper lip; anthers mucronate or aristate at base. Capsule oblong, loculicidal. Seed numerous, smooth or reticulate, very small; wing 0.

Key

1
Stems usually 30-60 cm tall; calyx teeth 6-10 mm long; corolla yellow, soon deciduous
2. *viscosa
Stems < 30 cm tall; calyx teeth c. 4 mm long; corolla reddish purple, persistent
1. *latifolia

4 spp., W. Europe to C. Asia. Naturalised spp. 2.

Click to go back to the top of the page
Top