Catesbaea
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Read about Catesbaea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Catesbaea (Mark Catesby, 1679-1749, author of natural histories of parts of N. Amer.). Rubiaceae. Spiny shrubs of the W. Indies and one (B. parviflora) reaching the coast of Fla., of 6 species, one of which is offered in the trade: lvs. small, opposite or fasciculate, mostly ovate or oblong: fls. axillary and solitary, white, sometimes showy, 4-merous; corolla funnel-shaped, with short lobes; stamens 4, inserted deep in the tube: fr. a globular berry. C. spinosa, Linn., offered in Fla., is a slow-growing evergreen shrub from the W. Indies: lvs. ovate to obovate, nearly as long as the straight spines: fls. yellow, large and conspicuous, the corolla- tube tapering down to the middle and then very narrow or filiform, the segms. much shorter than the tube: berry ovoid, yellow, edible.—Recommended for hedges. L. H. B. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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