Laurelia Juss.
Details
Laurelia Juss., Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 14: 134 (1809)
Laurelia Juss.
Biostatus
Nomenclature
Juss.
Juss.
1809
14: 134
ICN
Laurelia Juss.
genus
Laurelia
Classification
Subordinates
Descriptions
Laurelia Juss.
Dioec. to polygamous trees; fls in axillary cymes or racemes; ♂ with campanulate, 5-12-lobed per.; stamens 6-12, filaments biglandular at base, anthers opening by valves. ♀ and perfect fls with tubular per. elongating in fr., becoming 3-5-cleft; stamens all reduced to scales or some perfect. Carpels several, styles plumose; ovule solitary, erect. Perfect fls similar to ♀, but with outer series of stamens perfect; achenes included in enlarged per. Aromatic trees with opp. coriac. lvs. Genus of two spp., one in Chile and one in N.Z.
Taxonomic concepts
Metadata
4220bf87-67aa-4f3a-8190-71ede3b346d5
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
12 July 2011