Leptodermis

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Leptodermis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Leptodermis (Greek, leptos, thin and derma, skin, membrane, referring to the thin membranous bractlets connate into a tube.) Rubiaceae. Low shrubs with small foliage, and small tubular white or purplish flowers in usually few-flowered clusters appearing during summer and fall when few shrubs are in bloom. Slender-branched, with opposite small entire stipulate leaves: flowers in axillary head-like clusters; calyx 5-toothed, persistent; corolla tubular-funnelform, with 5-lobed limb; stamens 4, included; ovary inferior, 5-celled; style slender, 5-parted at the apex: fruit a caps., the outer wall split ting to the base into 5 valves, the inner net-like, closed, enveloping the seed.—About 10 species in China and Himalayas. Interesting for botanical collections as one of the few woody representatives of Rubiaceae which are hardy north. A few species have been recently intro. from China, of which the following has proved fairly hardy at the Arnold Arboretum, but appears to be short-lived. Propogation by greenwood- cuttings in summer and by seeds. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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