Adenandra
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| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Features: | ✓ | evergreen |
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Adenandra is a genus of evergreen shrubs of the family Rutaceae, commonly known as Buchu (plural Buchus). The genus is native to South Africa. The plants are related to the citrus family, and have oil glands in the leaves which give off a distinctive aroma. The name Adenandra derives from Greek aden, a gland; ander, a man. The leaves are small and almost scale-like, being sessile or subsessile (stalkless of almost stalkless). The conspicuous flowers have five petals, and are pink or white. Adenandra are cultivated by gardeners for their ornamental and aromatic value.
Read about Adenandra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Adenandra (from the glandular anthers). Rutaceae. Small, summer-flowering, tender shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope. Lvs. alternate, small, leathery, subsessile, entire, glandular-dotted: fls. white or rosy, solitary and usually terminal; petals obovate; stamens 5, alternating with 5 staminodia which are longer than the stamens.—About 20 species. Prop, by cuttings from the ripened wood.
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There are around 18 Adenandra species, including:
- Adenandra brachyphylla
- Adenandra fragrans : Anysbuchu
- Adenandra gummifera
- Adenandra mundiifolia
- Adenandra obtusata
- Adenandra vilosa
- Adenandra viscida
- Adenandra uniflora : China flower
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- w:Adenandra. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Adenandra QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
