Adenandra

Plant Characteristics
Habit		shrub
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Features:	✓	evergreen

Scientific Names
Rutaceae >	Adenandra >

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Adenandra is a genus of evergreen shrubs of the family Rutaceae, commonly known as Buchu (plural Buchus). The genus is native to South Africa. The plants are related to the citrus family, and have oil glands in the leaves which give off a distinctive aroma. The name Adenandra derives from Greek aden, a gland; ander, a man. The leaves are small and almost scale-like, being sessile or subsessile (stalkless of almost stalkless). The conspicuous flowers have five petals, and are pink or white. Adenandra are cultivated by gardeners for their ornamental and aromatic value.

Read about Adenandra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Adenandra (from the glandular anthers). Rutaceae. Small, summer-flowering, tender shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope. Lvs. alternate, small, leathery, subsessile, entire, glandular-dotted: fls. white or rosy, solitary and usually terminal; petals obovate; stamens 5, alternating with 5 staminodia which are longer than the stamens.—About 20 species. Prop, by cuttings from the ripened wood. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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Pests and diseases

Species

There are around 18 Adenandra species, including:

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