Volume IV (1988) - Flora of New Zealand Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons
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Pentaglottis Tausch

PENTAGLOTTIS Tausch

Rhizomatous, hispid perennial. Basal lvs with long petiole; cauline lvs with short petiole or subsessile. Infl. a terminal or axillary bracteate cyme. Calyx ± lobed to base. Corolla tube short, funnelform or cylindric; limb rotate. Scales broad-ovate, puberulent, closing mouth of tube. Stamens included. Style included. Stigma capitate. Nutlets ovoid, erect, with slightly thickened collar and an excentric, stalked attachment at base.

1 sp., S.W Europe. Naturalised sp. 1.

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