Wikstroemia

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Wikstroemia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Wikstroemia (named after J. E. Wikstroem, professor of botany at Stockholm, 1789-1856). Thymelaeaceae. Shrubs or trees, occasionally grown in the warmhouse or greenhouse: lvs. opposite or rarely alternate: fls. in short terminal or axillary racemes, spikes or heads; perianth tubular, limb spreading, 4-lobed, without scales in the throat; stamens 8; ovary villous, 1-celled : fr. a berry-like drupe. — About 40 species, Trop. Asia, Austral., and the islands of the Pacific. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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