Pleiogynium

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Read about Pleiogynium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Pleiogynium (Greek, many and wives, meaning not clear). Anacardiaceae. Tree recently intro. by the U. S. Department of Agriculture for experimental purposes. Lvs. odd-pinnate; lfts. ovate, wedge-shaped at base: fls. dioecious, in numerous axillary racemes, those with male fls. as long as the lvs., those with female fls. shorter; petals obovate; stamens 10; ovary in female fls. 5-10-12-celled: drupe somewhat compressed, broad- top-shaped. One species, Queensland, Austral. P. Solandri, Engl. Tree, 40-60 ft. high: trunk occasionally very thick, 2-3 ft. diam. : lfts. 7-9, obliquely ovate or oblong, obtuse, 2-3 in. long, entire: fls. sessile, densely clustered in short axillary racemes, rarely panicles; petals 5, spreading. Queensland.—The timber when first cut is soft, but afterward becomes hard and tough. Possibly may be used as stock for less hardy anacar- diaceous fr.-bearing trees. Its adaptabilities in N. Amer, are not yet known. CH


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