Kydia

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Read about Kydia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Kydia. (Col. Robert Kyd, founder of the Calcutta Botanic Garden, died 1794). Malvaceae. Oriental trees, one of which has been cultivated in southern Florida and southern California. Plants with stellate pubescence: lvs. entire or lobed, palmi-nerved : fls. polygamous, in panicles, white or pink, ornamental ; sepals 5, joined at the base, subtended by 4-6 leafy bracts which enlarge in fr. ; petals 5, exceeding; the calyx and joined to the stamen-tube; staminal tube divided about the middle into 5 divisions, each bearing 3 anthers, which are imperfect in the pistillate fls. : fr. a 3-valved caps. — Two or three species in India. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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