Sebastiania

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Sebastiania in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sebastiania (from Antonio Sebastiani, a writer on Roman plants 100 years ago). Euphorbiaceae. Tropical shrubs scarcely in cult.: juice milky: lvs. alternate, small, usually entire: infl. usually terminal: fls. apetalous; staminate calyx with 2-3 sepals free or connate at the base, imbricate; stamens 1-5; ovules 1 in each cell of the ovary: seed carunculate. About 75 very variable species, all tropical except S. ligustrina, Muell. Arg., in swamps from N. C. to Fla. S. Palmeri, Rose, has very poisonous juice and the seeds are among the best known of the "Mexican jumping beans" which are inhabited by a small lepidopterous larva whose actions cause the springing motions of the seeds. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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