Artabotrys suaveolens

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Read about Artabotrys suaveolens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Artabotrys suaveolens, Blume. Buffalo Thorn. Durie Carabao. Susong Damulag. A large woody climber or scrambling shrub: young branches puberulous: Lvs. elliptic-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 2-5 in. long by 1- 1½ in. broad, acuminate, at the acute or obtuse base usually narrowed into a short glabrous petiole, coriaceous or subcoriaceous, glabrous or pubescent on the midrib beneath, glossy above, conspicuously veined on both sides: peduncles short, recurved or hooked, flattened and fasciated, puberulous, several-fld.; fls. very fragrant, small, yellow, borne on pedicels ½ in. long or less; petals all similar,- about ½ in. long, fleshy, terete or club-shaped, broad and concave at the base, where they connive to form a dome-shaped covering over the essential parts; stamens many, short and thick, wedge-shaped, with a very broad truncate or flattened connective above the two pollen-sacs; ovaries few, about 3-5, broadly ovoid, subcompressed, terminating in a small stigma and containing 2 basal ovules; fruiting carpels 2 or 3, oblong, obtuse, slightly contracted at the base, sessile; seed usually solitary. All Malayan provinces at low elevations, common; distribution from Sylhet to Burma; also occurring in the Philippines.—The natives use this plant to form hedges and fences, interweaving the long sarmentose branches, which form an effective barrier against cattle and buffalo. Often planted near houses on account of the exquisite fragrance of its fls. Suitable for forming in- closures in Fla., Porto Rico, Hawaii, and S. Calif. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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