Kageneckia
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Kageneckia is a genus of flowering plant in family Rosaceae.
Read about Kageneckia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Kageneckia (F. V. Kageneck, an Austrian minister to Spain). Rosaceae. Very few species of tender small evergreen trees from Chile and Peru, one of which has been grown in s. Calif, but now is probably lost to cult, in this country. The fls. are white, 5-petaled, about ¾ in. across, and unisexual. The male fls. are borne in racemes or corymbs; the females are solitary; all are terminal: lvs. leathery, serrate, stalked: stamens 16-20, inserted on the mouth of the calyx, in 1 series: carpels 5, free: ovules numerous.
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Cultivation
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Pests and diseases
Species
Species include:
- Kageneckia angustifolia D. Don
- Kageneckia lanceolata, Ruiz & Pavon
- Kageneckia oblonga, Ruiz & Pavon
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
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