Raphistemma

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Raphistemma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Raphistemma (Greek, needle and crown, referring to the linear scales of the crown). Glabrous twining shrubs: lvs. opposite and membranaceous: infl. long- peduncled, axillary, umbelliform cymes; fls. large, white, and long-pedicelled; calyx 5-glandular inside; corolla campanulate, 5-cleft, lobes spreading, twisted in bud and overlapping to the right; crown with 5 mem- branaceous scales which are produced into long slender linear ligules: follicles thick, acute, smooth.—About 2 species, Asia. R. pulchellum. Wall. Branches slender, smooth, and herbaceous: lvs. cordate-acuminate, 3-7 in. long: cymes 4-6-fld.; the pedicels very slender: fls. pure white, 1-1/2 in. long; sepals broad; corolla thick. Himalaya region and Burma. J.F. 4:353. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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