Villaresia

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Villaresia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Villaresia (named for Matthias Villarez, a Spanish botanist). Icacinaceae. Evergreen tall climbing trees or shrubs, adapted to the warmhouse: lvs. alternate, oblong, entire or spinulose-dentate, thick, leathery, shiny: cymes small, head-like, arranged in axillary or terminal racemose panicles or racemes: fls. white, hermaphrodite or polygamous; calyx 5-parted; petals 5, ribbed inside; stamens 5, disk inconspicuous; ovary 1-celled: drupe ellipsoid.—About 13-15 species, distributed in the islands of the Pacific, Trop. Austral., Indian Archipelago, and Brazil and Chile. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

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