Pterodiscus

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Pterodiscus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Pterodiscus (Greek, wing and disk, having reference to the wings of the disk of the fr.). Pedalia- ceae. Perennial succulent herbs: st. tuberous at the base: lvs. opposite or alternate, coarsely dentate to pinnate-laciniate, rarely subentire: fls. solitary, short- pedicelled in the lf.-axils, yellow or purple; calyx small. 5-parted; corolla-tube funnel-shaped, oblique or slightly gibbous at base, limb somewhat 2-lipped, lobes subequal, orbicular; ovary 2-celled, cells undivided: fr. indehiscent, laterally compressed, with 4 longitudinal wings, unarmed. About 15 species in Trop, and S. Afr. P. speciosus, Hook. St .-base globose :st. densely glandular, 3-6 in. high: lvs. rather numerous, crowded in the upper part of st., linear to linear-oblong: calyx- segms. lanceolate, acuminate; corolla bright red-purple: fr. suborbicular, cordate at base. Trop, and S. Afr. B.M. 4117. G.Z. 21, p. 49. P. luridus, Hook, f., having dull yellow fls. and a native of S. Afr., is also occasionally cult. B.M. 5784. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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