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|genus=Melianthus
|genus=Melianthus
|species=comosus
|species=comosus
|Min ht metric=cm
|Min ht metric=cm
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Melianthus comosus, Vahl. Shrub with grayish white branches: lvs. 4-6 in. long; lfts. lanceolate, serrate, pubescent above but becoming glabrate, white-tomentose beneath : fls. orange inside, red-spotted outside and green at base, alternate in nodding racemes; petals oblong or spatulate: caps, oval, 4-winged. B.M.301 (as M. minor).
Melianthus comosus, Vahl. Shrub with grayish white branches: lvs. 4-6 in. long; lfts. lanceolate, serrate, pubescent above but becoming glabrate, white-tomentose beneath : fls. orange inside, red-spotted outside and green at base, alternate in nodding racemes; petals oblong or spatulate: caps, oval, 4-winged.
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Melianthus minor, Linn. Shrub with branchlets and infl. somewhat canescent: lvs. 5;-6 in. long; stipules 2, subulate, lateral free; lfts. 1 ½ -2 in. long, 6-10 lines wide: racemes 6-12 in. long, subterminal; fls. dull red: caps,
Melianthus minor, Linn. Shrub with branchlets and infl. somewhat canescent: lvs. 5;-6 in. long; stipules 2, subulate, lateral free; lfts. 1 ½ -2 in. long, 6-10 lines wide: racemes 6-12 in. long, subterminal; fls. dull red: caps,
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==References==
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*[[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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