Ibicella lutea

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Martynia lutea, Lindl. (M. montevidensis, Cham.). Annual, 1½ft., the plant pale, glandular-pubescent: lvs. cordate-orbiculate, subdentate, 5-7-nerved: fls. few, in erect terminal racemes, large, greenish yellow outside and orange inside; corolla funnel-shaped, the tube constricted: caps, woody, boat-shaped, cristate on back, 2-beaked at apex, the beaks 2 in. long. Brazil. B.R. 934. Perhaps not in the trade. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.