Dalechampia

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Dalechampia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Dalechampia (from J. Dalechamps, French savant of sixteenth century). Euphorbiaceae. Climbing or rarely erect tropical shrubs; one rarely cultivated in warmhouses for its ornamental bracts. Leaves alternate, simple; stipules large: fls. small, monoecious, apetalous, in dense clusters, with 2 conspicuous, colored involucral bracts; calyx valvate; styles united; ovules 1 in each of the 3-4 cells.—About 60 species scattered through the tropics. Plukenetia, a related genus, is without the large involucre. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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