Heritiera

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Read about Heritiera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Heritiera (Charles Louis L'Heritier de Brutclle, 174&-1800, French botanist). Sterculiaceae. About 4 species of trees on the tropical seacoasts of the Old World, little known horticulturally. Lvs. thick, simple, entire, silvery or shining beneath: fls. small, unisexual, in axillary panicles; calyx 4-6-toothed or -cleft; petals none; stamens united into a column, bearing 5 anthers at top; ovaries mostly 5, nearly free, bearing short style and 5 stigmas: carpels woody and indehiscent when ripe, cornered, keeled or winged. Called "looking- glass tree." from the shining under-surface of the lvs. H. littoralis, Dry. Moderate-sized tree: lvs. oblong, acute, 3-8 in. long: staminate fls. small, in axillary branched clusters, with an urn-shaped downy calyx; pistillate fls. larger with bell-shaped calyx: carpels or follicles 1-4 in. long, smooth or tubercled. Afr., Asia, Pacific islands. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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