Rollinia incurva

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Rollinia incurva in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rollinia incurva, Moore. A diffuse shrub with long branches: lvs. short-petioled. lanceolate or lanceolate- oblong, obtuse, rounded at the base, coriaceous, above glabrous, often glossy, beneath paler, minutely puberu- lous, blades 4-5 in. long, 1 1/2-2 in. broad, often more or less oblique at the base; midrib impressed above, rather prominent beneath, lateral nerves about 12 pairs inserted at a wide angle, undulate near the margin and curving upward: peduncles usually in pairs, sometimes solitary, longer than the petioles (1 1/5 in- long), bracteate at the base, and bearing a small brac- teole near the middle, puberulous: fls. yellowish green; calyx-lobes short and rounded, ferrugineous-pubescent; corolla-wings ferrugineous-tomentose, spatulate-oblong, ascending and incurved, 3/5in. long; stamens numerous, crowded; carpels albo-scriceous: fr. not observed.— This species described by Spencer Moore, was collected in Santa Cruz, Brazil, by the Matto Grosso expedition. Specimens from the type collection are in the Herbarium of Columbia University, at the Botanical Garden, New York City. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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