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Rhaphithamnus (Greek, rhaphis, needle, and thamnos, shrub; referring to
the needle-like spines). Verbenaceae. Two evergreen small trees from
Chile, with slender axillary spines, opposite, rather small, entire
short-petioled lvs. and tubular lilac fls. axillary, solitary or in
pairs on the spines, followed by bright blue globose berries: calyx
tubular-campanulate, 5-toothed, persistent, becoming fleshy and
inclosing the frs.; corolla tubular-funnelform, with short spreading
unequally 5-lobed limb; stamens 4, didynamous. inclosed; ovary
superior, 4-celled; style slender with 2-lobed stigma: fr. a fleshy
drupe with two 2-celled and 2-seeded stones. The following species has
recently been recommended as a hedge-plant for the warmer parts of the
United States.
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==Cultivation==
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==Species==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->

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