Premna

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Premna in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Premna (Greek, stump of a tree in allusion to the low sts. of most species). Verbenaceae. Shrubs, sub- shrubs or trees, sometimes climbing: lvs. opposite, entire or dentate: cymes panicled or corymbose; fls. often polygamous; calyx small, cup-shaped, subequal or 2-lipped; corolla tubular, throat hairy, limb 2-lipped, 5-lobed or subequally 4-lobed; stamens 4, didynamous; ovary 2- or 4-celled, 4-ovuled: drupe small, surrounded below by the calyx, globose or oblong-obovoid.— About 80 species, inhabitants of the warmer regions of the Old World. P. Gaudichaudii, Schau. Branches puberulent: lvs. long-petiolate, broad-ovate, short- acuminate, entire: infl. terminal, corymbose panicles, many-fld.; fls. small; calyx short cup-shaped, subbilabiate; corolla subequally 4-lobed. Marianne Isls. This is known as "ahgao" and is said to be extensively used in Guam for the construction of buildings. The following E. Indian species have occasionally been cult, in hothouses abroad: P. escalenta, Roxbg., has yellowish white fls. in May and purple fr.: st. grows about 6-8 ft. high; P. integrifolia, Linn., with greenish white fls. in July, about 10-12 ft. high, and P. lati- folia, Roxbg., with dirty white fls. in June, growing about 15 ft. high. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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