Codonanthe

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Read about Codonanthe in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Codonanthe (Greek for bellflower). Gesneraceae. A dozen or more trailing or scandent herbs or sub- shrubs of Brazil, Guiana, Cent. Amer.; and W. Indies, 1 or 2 of which may be found in choice collections of stove plants. Plants with long branches, opposite entire and fleshy or thick mostly small lvs., and whitish fls. borne singly in the axils: corolla with a declined or curved tube, the throat broad or open, and the limb with 5 rounded nearly equal lobes, exceeding the 5 narrow lobes of the calyx; stamens attached in corolla- tube, not exserted: fr. berry-like. C. gracilis, Hanst., with creamy white spotted orange fls. and lvs. often blotched red beneath, is the species most likely to be seen. Cult. of Gesnera, and similar things. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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