Glochidion

Plant Characteristics
Habit		shrub

Cultivation

Scientific Names
Euphorbiaceae >	Glochidion >

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Glochidion are a taxon of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises about 300 species, distributed from Madagascar to the Pacific Islands.

Read about Glochidion in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Glochidion (from Greek for point, the anthers being long-pointed). Euphorbiaceae. Tropical trees or shrubs, rarely cult. Lvs. alternate, simple: fls. in axillary clusters or singly- staminate calyx imbricate, of 3-8 sepals; pistillate fls. without disk, stigmas short and thick, ovules 2 to each cell: fr. a caps.—About 135 species of Trop. Asia and Pacific islands, related to Phyllanthus. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

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