Sarcocephalus

Plant Characteristics

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Scientific Names

Read about Sarcocephalus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sarcocephalus (Greek, flesh and head, alluding to the fleshy heads of fruit). Rubiaceae. Shrubs or trees sometimes climbing, suitable for warmhouse culture or hardy in the extreme southern United States. Branches subterete or obtusely quadrangular: lvs. opposite, rarely in whorls of 3, subcoriaceous: heads terminal and axillary; fls. whitish, pale pink or yellowish and crowded; calyx-tubes cohering, teeth 5-6, hairy; corolla narrowly funnelform, rather fleshy, 5-lobed; anthers 5, subsessile; disk inconspicuous; ovary 2- celled; syncarpium fleshy.—About 30 species. S. esculentus, Afzel. A tree with long branches or often a scandent shrub 10-25 ft. or more high: lvs. elliptical, short-acuminate: fls. in terminal heads, white, pale pink or yellowish, fragrant; calyx-teeth furnished with alternating filiform-clavate appendages: fruiting head 2 1/2-3 1/2 in. diam., deep red with brown granulated surface. Trop. Afr.—Edible, the peach or country fig of the natives of Sierra Leone. S. ovatus, Elmer. Tree, 18 ft. high, with rigid branchlets: lvs. glabrous, leathery, ovate or elliptic, acute at the base, obtuse at the apex, 7 x 3 1/2 in.: infl. capitate, peduncled; fls. reddish; calyx with clavate, pubescent and deciduous appendages; corolla glabrous, nearly 1/2 in. long. Philippines. Said to be intro. into Calif. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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