Ptaeroxylon

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Ptaeroxylon in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Ptaeroxylon (Greek, sneeze-wood, so called because the wood causes sneezing). Meliaceae. Small tree or shrub with bitter bark, whose wood has a commercial value. Leaves odd-pinnate; lfts. unequal-sided, 5-8 pairs: infl. axillary, panicled racemes crowded at the ends of the branches; fls. polygamous-dioecious, small, white or yellowish; sepals 4, short, obtuse; petals 4; disk hypogynous, glandular; stamens 4, alternate with the petals; ovary obcordate, 2-celled, ovules solitary: fr. a compressed, 2-celled, 2-seeded caps., bi-lobed at the apex and cordate at base.—One species in S. Afr. extending into Trop. Afr. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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