7579.000 Hebe Comm. ex Juss.
Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M. (1989) Flora of the British Isles. 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Description of the genus
Shrubs or small trees. Leaves opposite, persistent and leathery, leaving copious leaf scars. Inflorescences of axillary racemes or small heads. Calyx 4-lobed. Corolla with short tube and 4 spreading lobes.
Stamens 2, exserted. Ovary with septum extending longitudinally. Capsule dehiscing septicidally. Derivation of name: Hebe: greek for small Worldwide: 90 species in Australasia (especially New Zealand), Papuasia and temperate S America Zimbabwe: 3 cultivated taxa. |
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