Semele androgyna

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Read about Semele androgyna in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Semele androgyna, Kunth (Ruscus androgynus, Linn.). Scandent, branching: cladodia ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, leathery: fls. small, yellow, clustered; ovary 3-loculed: berry globose, indehiscent. B.M. 1898 and 3029 (as Ruscus androgynus). R.H. 1894, p. 546. Gn. 72. p. 432. G.M. 31:477, 479; 37:261.—The members which have the position of lvs. are minute scales, in the axil of which are borne the cladophylla, the latter being 3-4 in. long. It is grown in the open in S. Calif. and is said to look like a gigantic smilax and to have dark green, tropical foliage likely to be mistaken for some of the Indian climbing palms. CH


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