| Barosma (heavy scent). Rutaceae. A group of 15 species of S. African heath-like shrubs. Fls. on axillary twigs; calyx 5-cleft or 5-parted; petals 5, oblong, usually subsessile; stamens 5, alternating with 5 staminoidea: Lvs. mostly opposite, rarely in 3's. Some of the species furnish the buchu Lvs. of commerce, which are used in medicine for their diuretic, diaphoretic, stimulant, and tonic properties. They are evergreens, and in the N. must be grown under glass. Prop. by mature-wood cuttings. | | Barosma (heavy scent). Rutaceae. A group of 15 species of S. African heath-like shrubs. Fls. on axillary twigs; calyx 5-cleft or 5-parted; petals 5, oblong, usually subsessile; stamens 5, alternating with 5 staminoidea: Lvs. mostly opposite, rarely in 3's. Some of the species furnish the buchu Lvs. of commerce, which are used in medicine for their diuretic, diaphoretic, stimulant, and tonic properties. They are evergreens, and in the N. must be grown under glass. Prop. by mature-wood cuttings. |