Sinofranchetia

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Sinofranchetia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sinofranchetia (for Adrien Franchet, French botanist who wrote much on Chinese botany). Lardizabalaceae. Deciduous climbing shrub allied to Holboellia, but easily distinguished by the deciduous lvs., by the rounded small sepals of the fls. borne in very long racemes and by the small berry-like frs. The only species is S. chinensis, Hemsl. (Holboellia chinensis, Diels). Twining, to 30 ft., glabrous: lvs. long-petioled, 3-foliolate; lfts. stalked, short-acuminate, broadly cuneate at the base, entire, the terminal broadly obovate, 4-5 in. long, the lateral lfts. obliquely ovate: racemes axillary, 8-12 in. long; fls. unisexual, short-stalked, 1/4 in. across, white striped brownish; sepals obovate; stamens 6, free, short: carpels 3, developing into ovoid many-seeded, bluish purple berries about 3/4 in. across. Cent. China. H.I. 29:2842.—The long racemes of bluish purple berries are strikingly handsome: the plant has proved perfectly hardy in southern England, but is tender at the Arnold Arboretum. Prop. is by seeds and by layers, possibly also by cuttings like akebia. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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