Heterocentron

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Read about Heterocentron in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Heterocentron (unlike spurs, referring to structure of anthers). Melastomaceae. Includes Heeria of Schlechtendal, not of Meisener. About 6 Mexican and Central American species, sometimes grown under Herbs or shrubs, erect or prostrate, with opposite membranaceous pinnately nerved (rarely 3-nerved) entire lvs., and white, rose or purple irregular fls. in panicles or rarely solitary: stamens 8, very unequal, the 4 larger ones with long appendages or connections; ovary loculed; petals 4.—Not to be confounded with Centradenia, which has winged sts. unequal-sided lvs., and calyx-teeth small and much shorter than the calyx-tube.—Warmhouse plants, requiring the cult, of centradenia, but grown chiefly for the fls., whereas centradenias are grown also for foliage. H. elegans, O. Kuntse {Heeria elegans, Schlecht. H. procumbens, Naudin), will be found under Schizocentron. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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