Trichostigma

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Trichostigma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Trichostigma (named for the hairy stigma). Phytolaccaceae. Three Trop. American erect or scandent shrubs, as defined by Walter in Engler's Das Pflanzenreich, hft. 39 (IV. 83), 1909, of which T. peruvianum, Walt. (Rivina peruviana, Moq. Villamilla peruviana, Hook. f. V. roseo-oenia, Rusby. Ledenbergia roseo-aenea, Lem.), may be expected to appear in choice warmhouse collections. It is a climbing woody plant prized for its ornamental lvs., prop. by cuttings under glass: 6 ft. or more tall, with slender branches: lvs. elliptic, acuminate, usually rounded or cordate but unequal at base, thickish, shining metallic green above and rose-violet beneath: fls. small and whitish, in elongated lax partially erect but becoming drooping racemes. Andean region. I.H. 16:591, which represents a handsome purple plant, with a long raceme of phytolacca-like fls. Trichostigma is characterized by alternate petiolate entire oval or elliptic lvs. and hermaphrodite racemose small 4-parted fls.: sepals nearly equal, free, ovate or elliptic, reflexed in fr.; petals none; stamens 8-25, more or less inserted on the hypogynous disk; ovary 1-celled, the style very short or none: fr. berry-like, globular. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

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

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