Japarandiba

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Cultivation

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Read about Japarandiba in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Japarandiba (probably a vernacular name). Lecythidaceae. Gustavia, which is retained by the "nomina conservanda" of the Vienna code. Upward of 20 trees and shrubs of Trop. Amer., little known in cult. Lvs. large, ovate or spatulate, alternate, serrate: fls. showy on 1-fld. somewhat umbelled peduncles; calyx-tube turbinate, the border entire or 4-6-lobed; petals 6-8, nearly equal; stamens many, in many series, annulate or cupulate; ovary 4-6-celled: fr. a fibrous few-seeded berry.—Some of the species may be found in choice collections of warmhouse plants, but only J. speciosa, Kuntze (Gustavia speciosa, DC.), from Colombia, seems to be offered in this country (S. Calif.). Tree: lvs. thick, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, narrowed at base, entire, punctulate above, reticulate beneath, about 3 1/2 in. long: fls. fascicled, fragrant. 6-petaled, white, 2-3 in. long; calyx nearly entire and with the pedicel tomentose. Colombia. J. gracillima, Miers. (Gustavia gracillima, Miers). Slender tree,glabrous: fls. 4 in. diam., rose-red, solitary or in pairs, from the lf-axils on young plants and on the wood in old plants: lvs. close together, recurved, to 18 in. long, oblanceolate or much narrower, serrate. Colombia. B.M. 6151. G.Z. 21, p. 49.—J. pterocarpa, Nieds. (G. pterocarpa, Poit.). Fls. with 6 large obtuse white petals; calyx deeply 5-6-lobed; ovary 5-winged: lvs. thick, long-petioled, obovate-lanceolate, entire or very nearly so, acuminate: style elongated. Guiana. B.M. 5239.—J. superba, Kuntze (G. superba. Berg. G. insignis, Lind.). Shrub or small tree: corolla5-6 in. diam., cream-white, outside tinged rose: lvs. dark green and glossy, obovate-lanceolate, acuminate, much attentuate at base, sessile or nearly 90, spinulose-toothed. B.M. 5069. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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