Calanthe Wallisii
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Calanthe Wallisii, Regel (Maranta Wallisii, Lind.). Habit strong, but neat and graceful, branching and forming numerous growths: growths bearing from 2-7 Ivs., and 1-4 ft. high; blade broadly ovate, acute or obtuse, 6-12 in. long, rich light velvety green along the margin and midrib and with a row on either side of the midrib of dark irregular blotches of olive-green, under side soft grayish green; petiole erect, slender; sheath, extending to half the length of the petiole, and covered with soft hairs, upper part terete: with the exception of the sheathing lower half of the If .-stalks, the whole plant is glabrous. Peru.—One of the commonest species in cult. and of very easy culture. A useful and decorative pot-plant. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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