Rhaphithamnus

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

ExpandRead about Rhaphithamnus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rhaphithamnus (Greek, rhaphis, needle, and thamnos, shrub; referring to the needle-like spines). Verbenaceae. Two evergreen small trees from Chile, with slender axillary spines, opposite, rather small, entire short-petioled lvs. and tubular lilac fls. axillary, solitary or in pairs on the spines, followed by bright blue globose berries: calyx tubular-campanulate, 5-toothed, persistent, becoming fleshy and inclosing the frs.; corolla tubular-funnelform, with short spreading unequally 5-lobed limb; stamens 4, didynamous. inclosed; ovary superior, 4-celled; style slender with 2-lobed stigma: fr. a fleshy drupe with two 2-celled and 2-seeded stones. The following species has recently been recommended as a hedge-plant for the warmer parts of the United States. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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