Morenia

Plant Characteristics

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Morenia >

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Read about Morenia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Morenia (G. Moreno, physician and naturalist in Lima). Palmaceae. Closely akin to Chamaedorea, but distinguished by the 3-toothed rather than disk-like or ring-like calyx in the male fl. Species Andine, about a half-dozen, very little known in collections. M. corallina, Karst., has an annular slender erect st. to 20 ft. high: lvs. pinnate, the lanceolate straight Ifts. about 24 pairs: fls. white becoming pale yellow, slightly sunk in the spadix; petals 3 and stamens 6: berry 2/3in. diam., bright pink. Colombia. B.M. 8527. M. fragrans, Ruiz & Pav. About 6 ft., graceful: lvs. ovate, the petiole long-sheathing at base; Ifts. 1 ft. long, narrow-lanceolate, acuminate, unarmed: spadix nodding, 1 ft. long, the branches white. Peru. B.M. 5492. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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