Gymnostachys
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Read about Gymnostachys in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Gymnostachys (Greek, naked spike, the scape being leafless). Araceae. One interesting tuberous- rooted herb with grass-like radical lvs., from Queensland and New S. Wales, sometimes grown in choice greenhouse collections, G. anceps, R. fir. Scape 1 to nearly 3 feet tall, flattened, slender: spikes 1-3 in. long, slender and curved or drooping, in small clusters near the apex, with a leafy bract subtending each cluster; fls. small and sessile; perianth-segms. 4, obovate and not exceeding the ovary; stamens 4: fr. a berry 1/3 or ¼ in. long. L H. B.
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