Podalyria

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Podalyria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Podalyria (named for Podalyrius, the son of aesculapius). Leguminosae. Shrubs, with alternate simple lvs. which have subulate often deciduous stipules: infl. axillary, 1-2-, rarely 3-4-fld.; calyx broad-cam- panulate, toothed or subequally lobed; petals subequal in length, standard suborbiculate, emarginate, slightly longer than the wings, with a short recurved claw, wings obovate, oblique, keel shorter than the wings, broad-obovate, slightly incurved; stamens free or very shortly connate at base: ovary sessile, villous, many- seeded: fr. an ovoid or oblong turgid pod with leathery valves.—About 20 species, all of them S. African. P. sericea, R. Br. African Satin-bush. Erect or procumbent, 4-6 ft. high, the whole plant with a satiny or silvery luster, sometimes fulvous: branches silky: lvs. obovate or cuneate-oblong, acute at base, silky on both surfaces: fls. pale-purple, solitary on the peduncles; calyx silky, lobes subulate acute, as long as the carina: fr. a silky pod. Cape Colony. Intro, into S. Calif, and also cult, abroad. The following species are mentioned as having been cult.: P. argentea, Salisb., P. buxifolia, Willd., and P. calyptrata, Willd. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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