Distictis

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Distictis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Distictis (Greek dis, twice and stiktos, dotted; meaning obscure). Bignoniaceae. Five or 6 species in Cent, and S. Amer., very similar in fl. to Pithecoctenium, but caps, smooth, oblong, curved, and branchlets not angular: lvs. 2- or 3-foliolate, with simple or 3-fid. Tendril : fls. large in ample terminal panicles; calyx tubular-campanulate, truncate, often splitting; corolla funnelform-campanulate, leathery, curved; stamens inclosed; ovary with the seeds in many rows. Adapted for cult. in subtropical regions only; treatment and prop, like Bignonia, which see. The following species is cult, in S. Calif. D. cinerea. Greenm. (Pithecoctenium cinereum, DC.). Tall climber, grayish tomentose throughout: tendrils 3-fid.: lfts. 2-3, ovate or oval, obtuse and mucronulate or acutish, entire, 1-2 in. long: corolla purple, tomentulose outside, 2-3½ in. long and 1½-2½ in- across at the mouth. Mex.—The plant cult. under this name in Calif. is said to have white fls. and may not be the plant described above. Alfred Rehder. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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