Cephaelis

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cephaelis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cephaelis (Greek-made compound, referring to the fls. being borne in heads). Rvbiaceae. Tropical shrubs, sub-shrubs or herbs, one of which yields ipecac; some of them sometimes rarely seen in growing collections. As the genus is commonly delimited, it comprises perhaps 75 species of both the eastern and western hemispheres. Engler & Prantl and others, however, unite it with the Linnaean Uragoga. Lvs. opposite, usually ovate, oblong or obovate: fls. mostly small, white, collected in an involucrate head; calyx 4-7-toothed and persistent; corolla trumpet-shaped or salver-shaped, the short limb 4-5-lobed; stamens 4 or 5, inserted in the throat of the corolla: fr. a dry or fleshy 2-seeded drupe. C. Ipecacuanha, Willd. (Psychotria Ipecacuanha, Muell.-Arg. Uragoga Ipecacuanha, Baill.), from the root of which the commercial ipecac is produced, is a low creeping herb (4-8 in. high) with oblong-ovate entire lvs. which are pubescent beneath: heads becoming pendulous: root slender, knotty; it is exported in large quantities from Brazil. L. H. B. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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