Raphiolepis umbellata

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Scientific Names

Read about Raphiolepis umbellata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Raphiolepis umbellata, Schneid. (R. japonica, Sieb. & Zucc.). Shrub, to 12 ft., with stout upright branches: lvs. short-petioled, elliptic to broadly oval or obovate, obtuse or acutish, narrowed at the base, crenate-ser- rate, dark green and lustrous above, pale beneath, floccose-tomentose when young, thick, l 1/2-3 in. long: fls. white, 3/4in. across, fragrant, in dense, tomentose panicles or racemes; petals obovate, obtuse: fr. to 1/3in. across. May, June. S. Japan and adjacent Islands. S.Z. 1:85. Gn. 22, p. 43; 32, p. 20; 34, p. 158. G. 7:165; 10:224. Var. ovata, Schneid. (R. ovata, Briot). Lvs. broadly obovate, rounded at the apex. R.H. 1870, p. 348. G.W. 4, p. 129; 14, p. 323. J.H. III. 47:521; 69:81. Var. integerrima, Rehd. (R. japonica var. inte- ge-rrima, Hook.). Lvs. entire or nearly so, broadly obovate. B.M. 5510. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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