Holboellia latifolia

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Read about Holboellia latifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Holboellia latifolia, Wall. Lfts. 3-7, ovate-oblong to elliptic- oblong, acuminate, pale green below and reticulate, 2 ½ - 3 ½ in. long: fls. about ½ in. long, in short-peduncled racemes, on pedicels ¼ - ½ in. long; the pistillate purple, the staminate greenish white, fragrant: fr. consisting usually of 2 oblong carpels, each about 4 in. long and 2 in. thick, rosy purple, edible. Himalayas. B.R.32:49. J.F.2:144. R.H. 1890:348. Gn. 8, p. 548; 14, p. 369. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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