Hyospathe

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Cultivation

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Read about Hyospathe in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Hyospathe (hog spathe: i.e., hog palm, a vernacular name). Palmaceae. Three S. American palms, little grown, with pinnatisect lvs. and unarmed reed-like sts.: fls. green, minute, the pistillate smaller than the staminate; stamens 6, and staminodia 6 in pistillate fls.: fr. small, ellipsoid or obovoid, purple. H. elegans, Mart., of the Amazon, one of the thatch palms, has sta. 1 in. diam. and 6 ft. high: lvs. 3-4 ft. long, at first nearly entire but becoming irregularly pinnate: fls. of both sexes borne in spikes beneath the terminal lvs. Other species sometimes referred to this genus belong to Prestoea and Pigafetta. L. H. B. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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