Eustrephus
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Read about Eustrephus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Eustrephus (Greek, referring to the climbing habit), Liliaceae. One or two Australian plants, botanically related to Lapageria, but much less showy; in habit suggestive of smilax (Asparagus medeoloides). Plants more or less woody at base, slender, branching, tall-climbing: Lvs. alternate, sessile or short-petioled: fls. 2 to many, in axillary fascicles; perianth-segms. distinct and spreading; stamens 6. E. latifolius, R. Br., is a tall and much-branched half-twining herb, more or less woody at the base, bearing alternate, stiff, linear-lanceolate, short-stalked Lvs. and small, axillary, drooping light blue fls. with spreading, ciliate perianth-segms.: fr. a dry berry: Lvs. 2—4 in. long, sharp- pointed: fls less than 1 in. across. B.M. 1245. Of easy cult., either in the glasshouse border or in pots. Very useful for table decoration and for design work. L. H. B. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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