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Tropaeolum majus L.

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Tropaeolum majus L., Sp. Pl. 345 (1753)
Tropaeolum majus L.

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Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
345
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Tropaeolum majus L.
species
Tropaeolum majus

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Tropaeolum majus L.

Glabrous aromatic annual or short-lived perennial with long trailing or scrambling, succulent stems, sometimes climbing to 2 m high. Lvs simple, peltate. Petioles to c. 30 cm long, usually not coiling. Lamina to c. 18-(21) cm diam., suborbicular, often slightly asymmetric, entire but often sinuate, glaucescent beneath. Fls usually solitary, sometimes in clusters of 2-3; pedicels resembling petioles in length and form. Calyx somewhat irregular, pale orange; sepals 1.5-2.2 cm long, narrow-ovate to narrowly ovate-oblong, the dorsal and 2 lateral sepals larger; spur 2.5-3.3 cm long, ± curved, tapering, usually pale orange. Corolla moderately irregular, (2)-3-4 × (1.7)-2.2-3.3 cm, usually yellow or orange to scarlet, sometimes semi-double with 7-8 petals; lower 3 petals with very slender claw and broad-ovate to almost reniform limb, the limb fimbriate at base and ± sinuate or undulate; upper 2 petals with claw broader and adnate to calyx at base, often with crimson markings on claw and lower limb. Supernumary petals usually 0, but if present, similar to lower 3 but smaller. Stamens yellow to reddish, the same colour as corolla. Frs dry; carpels with 2 flattened faces and the third or dorsal side rounded and obtusely ribbed, remaining green until abscission, usually 1-2 remaining small; fertile carpels 1-1.4 cm long.

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Tropaeolum majus L.
Tropaeolum majus L.
Tropaeolum majus L.
Tropaeolum majus L.
Tropaeolum majus L.
Tropaeolum majus L.
Tropaeolum majus L.
Tropaeolum majus L.

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Exotic
Cultivated
New Zealand
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Tropaeolum majus L.
New Zealand
Tropaeolum majus L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Tropaeolum majus L.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Tropaeolum majus L.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Tropaeolum majus L.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Tropaeolum majus L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Tropaeolum majus L.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Tropaeolum majus L.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Tropaeolum majus L.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Tropaeolum majus L.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Tropaeolum majus L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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92468e55-e3a6-4ff7-8e63-523d826d42d3
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
21 November 2013
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