Adelia

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Adelia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Adelia (Greek, adelos, obscure, from the small flowers). Ricinella, Muell. Arg. Euphorbiaceae. Thorny, Trop. American trees, rare in cult, and probably of little horticultural value. Lvs. alternate, short-petioled, clustered on short side branches: fls. dioecious in axillary clusters or the pistillate single; stamens 8-15. A. Ricinella, Linn., is the best known. Those grown under the name of A. acidotonis should perhaps be referred to Securinega buxifolia. J. B. S. Norton. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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