Raphiolepis indica

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Scientific Names

Read about Raphiolepis indica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Raphiolepis indica, Lindl. (R. rubra, Lindl. Crataegus índica, Linn.). Indian Hawthorn. Shrub, to 5 ft., with slender spreading branches: lvs. obovate to oblong- lanceolate, acute or acuminate, gradually narrowed at the base, serrate, glabrous or slightly pubescent when unfolding, 1 1/2-2 1/2 in. long: fls. white or pinkish, about 1/2in. across, in glabrous or somewhat tomentose, rather loose panicles; sepals lanceolate, acute, usually red like the filaments; petals acute: fr. 1/4-1/3 in. across. May, June. S. China. B.M. 1726. B.R. 1468; 1400 (as R. rubra). L.D. 4:247 (as Crataegus sinensis). — A very variable species; several forms have been described as distinct species, as R. Phaeostemon, R. rubra and R. salicifolia, Lindl. The last named, which is var. salicifolia, Nichols., is the most ornamental: lvs. oblong-lanceolate, acuminate: panicles rather large and many-fld.; stamens white or purplish, shorter than sepals. B.R. 652. R.H. 1874:270. Gn. 9:596.— A hybrid between R. indica and the preceding species is R. Delacourii, Andre, forming a compact shrub with rather large panicles of blushed fls. and the foliage intermediate between the two parents. R.H. 1900:698. Alfred Rehder. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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