Moluccella laevis

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Moluccella laevis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Moluccella laevis, Linn. Shell-flower (so called because of the shell-like calyx in which the seeds nestle like eggs). Molucca Balm. Fig. 2381. Height 2-3 ft.: st. simple or branching below, fl.-bearing almost from the base: lvs. long-petioled, rounded-subcordate, teeth coarse, round: fls. in whorls, 6-fld.; bracts shorter than calyx- tube; corolla white, shorter than calyx; calyx bears 5 small thorns. W. Asia. B.M. 1852.—Fls. odorous. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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