Diphysa

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Diphysa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Diphysa (two bladders, because of the structure of the pod). Leguminosae. Shrubs or trees, usually glandular, with odd-pinnate Lvs. and papilionaceous fls., of about 10 or 12 species in Mex., Cent. Amer., to Venezuela, rarely seen in cult. abroad in warmhouses: calyx with 5 unlike teeth, the 2 upper short; standard of the corolla orbicular, clawed, with 2 callosities inside; wings obovate or oblong or nearly lanceolate; keel as long as the wings or somewhat longer: fr. a stipitate more or less inflated pod: fls. yellow, in short racemes or fascicles. D. carthagenensis, Jacq., is a shrub or small unarmed tree, with 2-3-fld. axillary peduncles, and about 5 pairs of Ifts. D. floribunda, Peyr., has been offered in S. Calif.: much-branching shrub: Lvs. alternate; Ifts. 7-13, elliptic or broad-oblong, the mid-nerve ending in a mucro: fls. yellow, in short secund racemes; standard strongly reflexed, ½ in. broad. S. Mex. L. H. B. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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