Landolphia

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Landolphia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Landolphia (Landolphe, commander of a W. African expedition). Apocynaceae. About 60 species of hairy or glabrous shrubs, mostly climbing by specialized tendrils, of Trop. and S.E. Afr.and adjacent islanda,probably not regularly cult. Lvs opposit, varying in size; stipules wanting:fls. mostly white or yellowish, small to medium-sized, rarely as much as 2 in. long in bud, in corymbs or panicle; sepals 5 free or connate at base; corolla salverform with a short more or less cylindrical tube, the lobes 5; stamens included; ovary entire,1-celled; stigma conical, 2lobed:fr. a globose or pyriform body, sometimes large.some of the species are sometimes mentioned in horticultural literature but do not seem to be listed by dealers in ornamental plants. Most of them are rubber plants. See Cyclo. Amer. Agri.c., Vol. II, p. 559. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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