Thymelaea

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Thymelaea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Thymelaea (Greek, thyme and olive, referring to the thyme-like foliage and the small olive-like fruit). Thymelaeaceae. Hardy or half-hardy perennial herbs, subshrubs or small shrubs, which are very much branched: lvs. sparse, frequently small or narrow: fls. small, sessile and fascicled or solitary at the axils, hermaphrodite or polygamous by abortion; perianth urn-shaped or rarely, especially in male fls., with a slender cylindrical tube; lobes 4, spreading; stamens 8; ovary subsessile, 1-celled: fr. dry.—About 20 species, Medit. region, chiefly, also in Canary Isls.; and in Asia. T. hirsuta, Endl. (Passerina hirsuta, Linn.). Decumbent greenhouse or half-hardy shrub, 1-2 ft. high: sts. slender, fastigiate branched: lvs. coriaceous, ovate, nearly round or oblong, obtuse, 2-3 lines long, glabrous above, white-tomentose beneath: fls. white, in axillary or terminal few-fld. fascicles, which equal the lvs. July. Medit. region. T. Tartonraira, All. (Daphne Tartonraira, Linn. Passerina Tartonraira, Schrad.). Small hardy shrub, wholly silky-canescent, whitish or becoming fulvous: lvs. coriaceous, obovate or obovate- oblong, 5-10 lines long: fls. white, numerous, 2-5-glomerate in the upper axils. June. S. Eu. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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Species

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Thymelaea antiatlantica Thymelaea aucheri Thymelaea broteriana Thymelaea calycina Thymelaea cilicica Thymelaea coridifolia Thymelaea dioica Thymelaea granatensis Thymelaea gussonei Thymelaea hirsuta Thymelaea lanuginosa Thymelaea lythroides Thymelaea mesopotamica Thymelaea microphylla Thymelaea myrtifolia

Thymelaea nitida Thymelaea passerina (Spurge Flax) Thymelaea procumbens Thymelaea pubescens Thymelaea putorioides Thymelaea ruizii Thymelaea salsa Thymelaea sanamunda Thymelaea sempervirens Thymelaea subrepens Thymelaea tartonraira Thymelaea tinctoria Thymelaea virgata Thymelaea virescens Thymelaea villosa

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References

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

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