Species

Blackstonia perfoliata

Etymology

perfoliata: From the Latin per 'through' and folia 'leaf', referring to the way the stem appear to pass through the leaf

Common Name(s)

yellow wort

Family

Gentianaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

BLAPER

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Yellow

Year Naturalised

1919

Origin

Europe, S.W. Asia, N. Africa

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010