Maurocenia

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Maurocenia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Maurocenia (J. F. Mauroceni, Venetian senator and horticulturist). Celastraceae. One shrub in S. Afr., producing a drupe as large as a cherry and called "Hottentot cherry," M. frangularia, Mill. (M.capensis, Sond. Cassine Maurocenia, Linn.). Glabrous, 4-6 ft., with 4-angled twigs: lvs. coriaceous, opposite, entire, suborbicular to elliptical or obovate: fls. small, greenish to white, in axillary clusters; calyx very small, 5- parted; petals 5, exceeding the calyx; disk ring-like; stamens 5, exceeding the petals: drupe somewhat juicy, with a hard stone. Cape of Good Hope region.—Apparently not in the trade. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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