Pultenaea Sm.
Details
Biostatus
Nomenclature
Sm.
Sm.
1794
35
ICN
Pultenaea Sm.
genus
Pultenaea
Classification
Subordinates
Descriptions
Pultenaea Sm.
Shrubs. Lvs simple, entire, usually alternate, rarely opposite or verticillate; stipules usually lanceolate, often partly united. Fls axillary and solitary, or numerous and crowded in terminal heads often surrounded by lvs or bracts; bracteoles persistent, usually attached to calyx tube. Calyx somewhat bilabiate; calyx teeth ± equal or upper longer; upper 2 teeth broader, somewhat connate; lower 3 teeth free. Corolla yellow, orange or red, or mixed with purple, brown or rarely pink; petals long-clawed. Stamens free; anthers uniform. Ovary hairy or glabrous; style filiform; stigma small, terminal. Pod flat or turgid, ± straight, dehiscent, 1-2-seeded; seeds strophiolate.
Taxonomic concepts
Metadata
5cfacc48-9054-4697-ba5a-9524c6e52a7a
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
4 September 2008