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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Sclerocarya in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sclerocarya (Greek, hard and nut, or kernel). Anacardiaceae. Trees or shrubs, one of which, S. caffra, has been intro. into S. Calif.: lvs. aggregated toward the ends of the branches, alternate, odd-pinnate, glabrous; lfts. opposite, long-petiolate, very entire, glaucous below: the male fls. spicate; fls. polygamous; sepals 4, orbicular, colored, imbricate; petals 4, oblong, obtuse, spreading, reflexed, imbricate; disk depressed, entire; stamens in the male fls. 12-15, in the female fewer; ovary subglobose, 2-3-celled: drupe somewhat fleshy, the shell woody, 2-3-celled.—About 5 species, Trop. and S. Afr. S. caffra, Sond. Glabrous: lvs. alternate, 6-12 in. long; lfts. 1 1/2 -2 in. long, with a short, often oblique tapering point, base acute, pale below: male spikes 2-4, terminal: fls. very short-pedicelled, bracteolate, the dried pedicel red: drupe suborbicular, the size of a small walnut. S. Afr. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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