Cephaelis
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Read about Cephaelis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Cephaelis (Greek-made compound, referring to the fls. being borne in heads). Rvbiaceae. Tropical shrubs, sub-shrubs or herbs, one of which yields ipecac; some of them sometimes rarely seen in growing collections. As the genus is commonly delimited, it comprises perhaps 75 species of both the eastern and western hemispheres. Engler & Prantl and others, however, unite it with the Linnaean Uragoga. Lvs. opposite, usually ovate, oblong or obovate: fls. mostly small, white, collected in an involucrate head; calyx 4-7-toothed and persistent; corolla trumpet-shaped or salver-shaped, the short limb 4-5-lobed; stamens 4 or 5, inserted in the throat of the corolla: fr. a dry or fleshy 2-seeded drupe. C. Ipecacuanha, Willd. (Psychotria Ipecacuanha, Muell.-Arg. Uragoga Ipecacuanha, Baill.), from the root of which the commercial ipecac is produced, is a low creeping herb (4-8 in. high) with oblong-ovate entire lvs. which are pubescent beneath: heads becoming pendulous: root slender, knotty; it is exported in large quantities from Brazil. L. H. B. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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