Emmenopterys

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Emmenopterys in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Emmenopterys (Greek, persistent, and wing; referring to the wing-like calyx-lobe, persistent on the fruit). Rubiaceae. Ornamental tree grown for its large leaves and the handsome flowers. Deciduous: Lvs. opposite, petioled, with caducous stipules, entire: fls. in many-fid, terminal panicles; calyx small, 5-parted, deciduous, in some fls. 1 lobe leafy and changed into a petioled, oblong, obtuse whitish If. persistent on the fr.; corolla campanulate- funnelform, tomentulose outside, with a narrow tube and 5 ovate lobes pubescent inside; stamens 5, included; ovary inferior, 2-celled; style filiform, not exceeding the stamens: fr. a spindle-shaped 2-celled caps., with numerous irregularly winged seeds.—One species in Cent. China. A tall tree, with large elliptic Lvs. and showy yellow fls. in many-fld. dense terminal panicles. It will succeed in warmer temperate regions only and is yet little known in cult., as it has been only recently intro. Prop, is by seeds and possibly by softwood cuttings under glass. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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