Guettarda

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Describe the plant here...

Read about Guettarda in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Guettarda (J. E. Guettard, 1715-1786, physician, mineralogist and botanist in France). Rubiaceae. Forty to fifty tropical and subtropical shrubs of both the eastern and western hemispheres, chiefly the latter, two of which are offered for ornament in southern California. Leaves opposite or verticillate, ovate or oblong, petiolate or nearly sessile: fls. in axillary more or less forked cymes, sometimes polygamo-dioecious, 4-9- merous; calyx continued beyond ovary into a cup- shaped or bell-shaped rim; corolla salverform, with long tube and rounded or oblong segms.; stamens 4-9, inserted in the tube or throat, not exserted; ovary 4-9-celled: fr. a thin-fleshed globular or obtusely angled drupe. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.

w:Guettarda. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
Guettarda QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)

This article is a stub. You can help Gardenology.org by expanding it.