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Read about Amasonia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Amasonia (after Thomas Amason, early American traveler). Verbenaceae. About a half-dozen species of under-shrubs of Trop. Amer. Fls. yellow or sulfur-colored in racemose or paniculate clusters; calyx 5-cleft; corolla 5-cleft, almost 2-lipped. May be treated as warmhouse' species of Clerodendron. A. erecta. Linn. A slender, sparingly branched shrub: lvs. alternate and whorled, 4-5 in. long, oblong, crenate-serrate, dark green above, paler beneath: fls. white, racemosely paniculate; bracts scarlet. Guiana. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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 Amasonia (after Thomas Amason, early American traveler). Verbenaceae. About a half-dozen species of under-shrubs of Trop. Amer. Fls. yellow or sulfur-colored in racemose or paniculate clusters; calyx 5-cleft; corolla 5-cleft, almost 2-lipped. May be treated as warmhouse' species of Clerodendron.
+A. erecta. Linn. A slender, sparingly branched shrub: lvs. alternate and whorled, 4-5 in. long, oblong, crenate-serrate, dark green above, paler beneath: fls. white, racemosely paniculate; bracts scarlet. Guiana.
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