| Kageneckia (F. V. Kageneck, an Austrian minister to Spain). Rosaceae. Very few species of tender small evergreen trees from Chile and Peru, one of which has been grown in s. Calif, but now is probably lost to cult, in this country. The fls. are white, 5-petaled, about ¾ in. across, and unisexual. The male fls. are borne in racemes or corymbs; the females are solitary; all are terminal: lvs. leathery, serrate, stalked: stamens 16-20, inserted on the mouth of the calyx, in 1 series: carpels 5, free: ovules numerous. | | Kageneckia (F. V. Kageneck, an Austrian minister to Spain). Rosaceae. Very few species of tender small evergreen trees from Chile and Peru, one of which has been grown in s. Calif, but now is probably lost to cult, in this country. The fls. are white, 5-petaled, about ¾ in. across, and unisexual. The male fls. are borne in racemes or corymbs; the females are solitary; all are terminal: lvs. leathery, serrate, stalked: stamens 16-20, inserted on the mouth of the calyx, in 1 series: carpels 5, free: ovules numerous. |