Prinsepia sinensis
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Read about Prinsepia sinensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Prinsepia sinensis, Oliver (Plagiospermum sinense, Oliver). Fig. 3192. Shrub, to 6 ft. or taller, nearly glabrous: younger branches light gray, older brown, with short axillary spines about 1/4in. long: lvs. slender-petioled, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, long-acuminate, cuneate at the base, sometimes broadly so, entire or sometimes sparingly serrulate, finely ciliate, otherwise glabrous, bright green above, paler beneath, 2-3 in. long: fls. 1-4, on pedicels about 1/2in. long, bright yellow, 1/2-3/4in. across; sepals triangular ovate; stamens 10: fr. subglobose or ovoid, 1/2-3/4in. across, purple, juicy; stone ovoid, compressed, rugose. April, May. N. E. Asia. M. D. 1903:1. I.T. 5:182. H.I. 16:1526. R.H. 1907, pp. 418, 419.—Besides being an ornamental shrub this species may be worth while growing for its cherry-like edible frs. which have a pleasant acid taste.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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