Warpuria

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Warpuria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Warpuria (named after G. Warpur, who collected the genus). Acanthaceae. Low perennial greenhouse herb, branching from the base: lvs. opposite, approximate, entire or nearly so: fls. minute, white, in dense many-fld. cymes, head-like, long-peduncled, collected in the axils; calyx hyaline, 5-parted, segms. narrow, posterior 3 distinct nearly to their base, anterior 2 connate to their middle; corolla-tube rather cylindrical, limb minute, lobes 5, rotundate; stamens 4; disk annular; ovary 2-celled, cells 2-ovuled: caps. oblong, the upper third contracted into a beak.—One species, Madagascar. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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