Tinantia

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tinantia (named after Tinant, a Belgian botanist). Commelinaceae. Erect herbs, either hardy or grown in the greenhouse: lvs. medium-sized or large: peduncle terminal, rarely with 1-3 extra in the upper axils; cyme terminal, with 1-3 branches floriferous from nearly their base: fls. pedicelled; sepals distinct, green; petals distinct, obovate; stamens 6, all perfect; ovary sessile, 3-celled: caps. 3-celled, loculicidally dehiscent. — About 6 species, Trop. Amer. T. fugax, Scheidw., is a tradescantia-like herb: st. glabrous, 1 1/2 ft. high: lvs. ovate-lanceolate, pilose above, glabrous beneath: peduncle villous, 1-3-branched at apex, branches umbellate: fls. blue, with their pedicels conspicuously bracteolate at base. Known also as Tradescantia erecta, T. undata, T. latifolia. B.M. 1340. B.R. 1403. L.B.C. 13:1300 — Sometimes seen in old gardens but not offered in the trade. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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