Roscheria


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Read about Roscheria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Roscheria (name unexplained). Palmaceae, tribe Areceae. A genus of one species, a palm from the Seychelles, allied to Hyophorbe.

Slender, erect, spiny at the nodes: lvs. terminal, long- petioled, at first 2-fid, later unequally pinnatisect; segms. numerous, linear-lanceolate. 2-fid at the apex, the numerous nerves scaly beneath; petiole spineless, somewhat 3-sided, concave above; sheath long, prickly: spadix 2-6 ft. long: peduncle long, slender, compressed; branches slender, rather simple, divaricate: spathes many, entire, narrowed, compressed, naked, the 2 lower ones persistent, the upper deciduous: fls. pale: fr. fusiform, small, black. Roscheria is little known in Amer, and may not now be in the trade. Cult in warmhouse with plenty of moisture. Prop, by imported seeds, obtainable only rarely. Of little general horticultural importance, but the plant is likely to be seen in choice amateur collections.


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