Cautlea

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cautlea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cautlea (Sir P. Cautley, 1802-1871, British naturalist). Zingiberaceae. About a half-dozen Himalayan species closely allied to Roscoea, differing in the spherical rather than narrow fr., and the spicate infl. Probably not in cult. in this country. C. lutea, Royle (Roscoea lutea, Royle. R. gracilis, Smith). Erect or leafy perennial herb, 1½ ft. or less.: lvs. narrow-lanceolate, slender-tipped, reddish underneath: fls. 2 in. or less long; corolla yellow; calyx reddish purple, the linear segms. prominent, the lateral ones spreading or reflexed and the dorsal one erect and with an incurved erect staminode under it.—Treatment of Alpinia and Roscoea. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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