Melianthus

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Read about Melianthus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Melianthus(Greek, honey-flower). Melianthaceae; formerly included in Sapindaceae. Evergreen shrubs of South Africa, to be grown out-of-doors in southern California and similar climates. Leaves alternate, stipulate, odd-pinnate; lfts. unequal-sided: fls. in axillary and terminal racemes, secreting honey plentifully; calyx laterally compressed, with or without a sac-like protuberance at the base, with a nectar-bearing gland within; petals 5, the anterior one abortive; stamens 4, didynamous. M. himalayanus, Wall., is M. major, which has been intro. into S. Asia.—About a half-dozen species, strong-scented. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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