Plectronia

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Plectronia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Plectronia (Greek, cockspur; referring to the spines). Rubiaceae. Woody plants sometimes cultivated in warm regions for the ornamental flowers. They are more or less spiny and have somewhat funnel- shaped 5-parted fls., with reflexed segms. valvate in the bud, and a hairy or naked throat; calyx obovate or oblong; stamens 5, in the throat; style short; stigma subcapitate, of 2 approximate lamellae: berry obovate- oblong, compressed, didymous, 2-stoned; stones indehiscent, 1-seeded.—About 150 species of shrubs or small trees, found in the Old World, mostly in the tropics. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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