Tutcheria

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Tutcheria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Tutcheria (after W. J. Tutcher, assistant superintendent of the Botanical and Forest Dept. of Hong Kong). Ternstroemiaceae. Two species of evergreen trees in S. E. China, with alternate, ovate-lanceolate lvs. and axillary, showy, white fls.: sepals imbricate in 2-3 series, silky outside, the inner ones becoming petaloid; petals 5, large; stamens many, connate at the base and adnate to the petals; ovary 4-6-celled; styles united nearly to the apex: caps. globose, woody, dehiscent with 3-6 valves; seeds angular, 2-5 in each cell. The following species has been recently intro. into England; to be recommended for its showy white fls. Hardiness and cult. probably like camellia. T. spectabilis, Dunn (Camellia spectabilis, Champ.). Small tree: lvs. short-petioled, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, cuneate at the base, slightly crenate, lustrous above, 5-6 in. long: fls. short-stalked, white, cup-shaped, about 3 in. across, slightly fragrant; petals broadly obovate, emarginate, 1 1/2 - 2 in. long: caps. globose, 2-3 in. across. Seemann, Bot. Herald, 78. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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