Trochetia
Origin: | ✈ | ? |
---|
Exposure: | ☼ | ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property. |
---|---|---|
Water: | ◍ | ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property. |
Read about Trochetia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
|
---|
Trochetia (named for R.I.G. du Trochet, 1771-1847, Paris). Sterculiaceae. Shrubs or trees, evergreen, grown in the warmhouse or coolhouse. Lvs. entire, leathery: peduncles axillary, 1-3-fld.: fls. usually pendulous, rather large; calyx 5-parted, leathery; petals 5, flat, broad, and persistent; staminal column short, bearing 5 ligulate staminodia; anthers 10, 15, or 20, stipitate; ovary sessile, 5-celled, cells with many ovules: caps. loculicidally 5-valved.—About 6 or 7 species, natives of Mauritius, St. Helena, and Mascarene Isls. CH
|
Cultivation
- Do you have cultivation info on this plant? Edit this section!
Propagation
- Do you have propagation info on this plant? Edit this section!
Pests and diseases
- Do you have pest and disease info on this plant? Edit this section!
Species
Gallery
If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Trochetia. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Trochetia QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)