Podalyria
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Read about Podalyria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Podalyria (named for Podalyrius, the son of aesculapius). Leguminosae. Shrubs, with alternate simple lvs. which have subulate often deciduous stipules: infl. axillary, 1-2-, rarely 3-4-fld.; calyx broad-cam- panulate, toothed or subequally lobed; petals subequal in length, standard suborbiculate, emarginate, slightly longer than the wings, with a short recurved claw, wings obovate, oblique, keel shorter than the wings, broad-obovate, slightly incurved; stamens free or very shortly connate at base: ovary sessile, villous, many- seeded: fr. an ovoid or oblong turgid pod with leathery valves.—About 20 species, all of them S. African. P. sericea, R. Br. African Satin-bush. Erect or procumbent, 4-6 ft. high, the whole plant with a satiny or silvery luster, sometimes fulvous: branches silky: lvs. obovate or cuneate-oblong, acute at base, silky on both surfaces: fls. pale-purple, solitary on the peduncles; calyx silky, lobes subulate acute, as long as the carina: fr. a silky pod. Cape Colony. Intro, into S. Calif, and also cult, abroad. The following species are mentioned as having been cult.: P. argentea, Salisb., P. buxifolia, Willd., and P. calyptrata, Willd. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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