Poranthera

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Poranthera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Poranthera (Greek, referring to the anthers opening by 4 pores). Euphorbiaceae. Plants rarely grown in greenhouses as ornamental subshrubs. Heathlike, herbaceous to somewhat woody: lvs. alternate or rarely opposite, small, narrow, margin recurved: fls. small, in dense, short-peduncled racemes or heads, monoecious; calyx imbricate, petals present, at least in the staminate fls.; anthers 4-celled, opening by 4 pores; ovules 2 in each cell. Five species in Austral. There are no well-known related genera. P. ericifolia, Rudge. Six to 12 in. high: lvs. linear, crowded, 1/4 - 1/2 long: fls. white, in a dense terminal corymb. E. Austral. In cult, in Eu. Peat soil is suitable for its cult. It is prop, from seeds. J B. S. Norton. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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