Hemiandra

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Read about Hemiandra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Hemiandra (half anther or male, referring to the l-celled anthers). Labiates. Three shrubs or sub- shrubs in W. Austral., with opposite, rigid and narrow entire sharp-pointed lvs., and solitary axillary white or pink fls.: corolla with a short erect broadly 2-lobed upper lip, and a longer spreading 3-lobed lower lip with the middle lobe often 2-lobed; stamens 4, didynamous; style briefly 2-lobed, H. pungens, R. Br., is recorded in European horticultural literature: rigid shrub, 1-2 ft. or less, glabrous or nearly so: lvs. sessile, linear or linear- lanceolate, with 1 or 2 prominent veins beneath: fls. white or pink with darker spots; corolla-tube exserted and dilated. J.F. 2:126.—Mentioned as a greenhouse subshrub. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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