Phaeoneuron

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Phaeoneuron in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Phaeoneuron (Greek, dark nerve). Melastormaceae. Half shrubby or perennial herbs: lvs. opposite, the opposed pair often differing in size: fls. 5-ranked, medium-sized: calyx obovate, margin entire and not crenate; corolla broad-oval, rather acute; stamens 10, equal or subequal; anther rather thick, linear, connective drawn out behind in a thick almost quadrangular appendage and provided in front with 2 fleshy ball-like thickenings; pistil twice as long as the stamens; ovary 5-celled, the lower half joined to the calyx-tube by the septe: fr. a fragile apparently unevenly bursting caps.; seeds numerous.—About 4 species, Trop. Afr. P. Moloneyi, Stapf. St. herbaceous, terete: branches obtusely tetragonous: petioles and panicles covered with purple furfuraceous pubescence: lvs. 4-6 in. long, ovate or elliptic-ovate, subacuminate, base rounded or subcor- date, 5-7-nerved: infl. terminal, lax-fld.; fls. short- pedicelled; calyx hemispheric, mouth truncate, entire; petals obliquely obovate, pale rose-purple within: fr. a globose berry; seeds rhombic-cuneiform, numerous. W. Afr. B.M.7729.—A tropical house plant cult, sparingly in botanic gardens. F. Tracy Hubbard. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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