Cassine

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Cassine in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cassine (a name said to have been used by the Indians in Fla. ; see Ilex Cassine). Celastraceae. Some 20 or less erect or climbing glabrous shrubs of the Cape region in Afr., apparently not known in cult, in this country. Lvs. opposite, thick, entire or serrate: fls small, white, in axillary clusters; calyx 4-5-parted, minute; petals 4—5; stamens 4—5, on the disk, which encircles the ovary: fr. a 1-2-seeded drupe, with a hard pit or stone. C. Colpoon. Thunb. (or C. capensis var. Colpoon) is the ladlewood of the Cape, the wood being used in the making of small articles. C. Maurocenia, Linn, (now placed in a separate genus, Maurocenia capensis, Sond.) is the Hottentot cherry. H.I. 6:55 2. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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