Galphimia

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Galphimia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Galphimia (anagram of Malpighia). Malpighiaceae. Woody plants, sparingly introduced in Florida and southern California. Shrubs or subshrubs: lvs. opposite, small, slightly glaucous on both sides or beneath, entire or obscurely toothed, glandular at the margin or base of blade or at the tip of the lf.-stalk: clusters terminal; fls. yellow or reddish; calyx without glands; petals toothed, clawed, spreading: fr. a 3-parted caps., not winged.—Species 15 or more, from S. Texas to Brazil, largely Mexican. Little known as cult, plants, although a few species have been mentioned in hort. literature abroad, and the two following are listed in Calif. G. brasiliensis, A. Juss. Shrub: lvs. ovate or lanceolate, about 1 in. long, reddish, glabrous, glaucous beneath: fls. small, yellow, in short lax panicles, said to be bright in winter in Calif.; pedicels jointed at base; petals ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, scarcely twice longer than calyx. Brazil. G. hirsiita, Cav. Shrub: lvs. bright green, ovate, acute, twice larger than in preceding, hairy both sides: fls. larger, in longer panicles, yellow. Mex., where it is known as "ramo de oro." G. nitida, cult, in Fla., is apparently G. glailca, Cav. (Thryallis glauca, Kuntze), native from Mex. to Panama and naturalized in the W. Indies. See Thryallis, with which Galphimia is combined by recent students. L.H.B. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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