Hernandia sonora

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Hernandia sonora in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hernandia sonora, Linn. Tree, to 60 ft.: lvs. chartaceous, ovate to oblong-ovate, usually peltate, or cordate at the base, acuminate, entire, glabrous, penninerved, 7-12 in. long: corymbs grayish tomentulose; fls. yellowish, 1/3 in. across; stamens 3-4; filaments with 1 gland at the base: fr. ovoid, yellow, about 1 in. long. W. Indies.—The similar H. moorenhmdiana, Guill., from the Pacific islands, has smaller, more coriaceous, palmately 3-5- nerved lvs. and larger fls. ¾ in. across. B.M. 5839. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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