Harpephylum

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Read about Harpephylum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Harpephylum (from the Greek for sickle and leaf, in reference to the falcate lfts.). Anacardiaceae. Kafir Plum. Two species, of which H. ciffrum, Bernh., is cult, in Fla. and S. Calif. It is a tall, glabrous tree with hard, heavy wood: lvs. thick, lustrous, imparipinnate, alternate, aggregate at top of branches, stalked; lfts. sessile, falcate-lanceolate: fls. small, in compact axillary panicles, dioecious; calyx with 5 obovate segms.; petals 5, narrow-ovate, imbricate in the bud; stamens 10 in the male fl., somewhat shorter than the petals, inserted below margin of the disk: fr. obovate, with thick woody endocarp, 4-celled, with 2 small, sterile cells, and 2 large fertile cells, dark red, size and shape of a large olive, the very thin pulp having a subacid taste; edible. S. Afr. L.H.B. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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