Reevesia

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Scientific Names

Read about Reevesia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Reevesia (after John Reeves, an English resident of Canton, China, who introduced many Chinese plants into England). Sterculiaceae. A genus of 3 species in China and Himalayas. Evergreen trees with alternate, simple, entire lvs. 3-nerved at the base and with white or pink fls. in dense terminal corymbs: calyx funnel-form-campanulate, 4-5-toothed; petals 5, clawed; stamens adnate to the long gynophore, much exceeding the petals, 15, forming a globose head; ovary 5-valved, seeds 2 in each cell, compresse, winged. Little known in cult. and adapted only for warmer temperate regions. Prop. probably by cuttings from half-ripened wood. R. thyrsoidea, Lindl. Evergreen shrub: lvs. ovate-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, 2-5 in. long: fls. creamy white, 1/2in.across; gynophore 1/2-3/4in. long. China. B.R.1236. B.M. 4199. F.S. 3:206. R. pubes-cens, Mast. Similar to the preceding: lvs. ovate to ovate-oblong, subcordate to broadly cuneate at the base, brownish tomentose beneath, 3-5 in. long: fls. somewhat larger, pink; gynophore 1 in. long. E. Himalaya, S. W. China. Recently intro. Alfred Rehder. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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