Ouratea

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Read about Ouratea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Ouratea (vernacular name in Guiana). Syn. Gomphia. Ochnaceae. Tropical American shrubs and trees of minor importance horticulturally but sometimes grown for the yellow mostly paniculate fls. and evergreen foliage; glabrous: Lvs. shining, stiff, alternate, serrate or toothed: sepals and petals 5; receptacle or torus prolonged into a gynophore; stamens 10, attached on base of torus, erect and connivent, the filaments very short; ovary deeply 5- or 6-parted: fr. 5 or less drupes, sessile on the enlarged torus or disk. O. cuspidata, Engler (Gomphia cuspidata, St. Hil.), from Brazil, is mentioned in horticultural literature abroad: shrub 3-6 ft.: Lvs. alternate, elliptic, to 6 in. long, minutely toothed: fls. yellow, about½ in. across, in a terminal simple or branched panicle; petals obovate, more or less crisped. O. olivaeformis, Engler (O. decorans, Baill. Gomphia olivaeformis, St. Hil. G. decorans, Lem.). Tall shrub from Brazil: Lvs. broad-lanceolate, shining, finely serrulate: fls. bright yellow, in a large dense terminal raceme; petals obovate and broad. B.M. 5262. G. 27:325. Gn.62, p.339 (note). J.F. 4:415. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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