Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-666.37.00
Alseuosmiaceae
Clades: Campanulales; Campanulidae; Asteranae; Angiospermae; Plants.
Genera: Alseuosmia, Crispiloba, Periomphale, Platyspermation, Wittsteinia; 11 species.
Region: Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand.
Botany
Shrubs.
Leaves: arranged in spirals or whorls.
Inflorescences: solitary or raceme or fascicle.
Flowers: fragrant; corolla is urn-shaped or funnel-shaped, 4 to 7 lobes; 4 to 7 stamens; one style tipped with a two-lobed stigma.
Fruit: fleshy berry.