Plocama

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Plocama in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Plocama (Greek, bent hairs, alluding to the pendulous branches). Rubiaceae. Erect branched shrubs, usually fetid, to be grown under glass for the bloom or planted out far S.: branches very slender, pendulous: lvs. opposite or verticillate in 4's, linear-elongate, filiform, acute, flaccid; stipules connate into a short scari- ous sheath, persistent: fls. minute, axillary or terminal; calyx-tube globose, 5-lobed, persistent; corolla funnel- form-campanulate, short-tubed, pilose-throated, limb 5-7-lobed, lobes oblong-lanceolate with the tip bent and callous, valvate; stamens 5-7; ovary 2-3-celled: fr. a small globose, white, succulent berry. One species, Canary Isls. P. pendula, Ait., the only species, grows about 2 ft. high, has white fls. and linear-oblong filiform lvs. Intro, in S. Calif, and also cult, in greenhouses abroad. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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