Poivrea

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Poivrea (N. Poivre, 1719-86; intendant of Mauritius). Combretaceae. Mostly climbing shrubs: lvs. opposite or alternate, entire: spikes axillary and terminal; calyx 5-lobed; petals 5; stamens 10, protruded; ovary 2-3-ovuled: fr. oval or oblong or 5-winged; seed solitary, pendulous, 5-angled. It includes a S. African shrub with orange-red fls. cult, in S. Fla. and Calif. The genus is referred by Bentham & Hooker to Combretum, a large genus containing some handsome plants that are little known. Poivrea differs from the other combretums chiefly in the convolute cotyledons. P. bracteosa, Hochst. Unarmed shrub 8-10 ft. high: lvs. opposite or in 3's, 2 1/2- 3 x 1-1 1/2 in.: petals clawed, reddish, 4 lines long: fr. oval, indistinctly 5- angled. Called "hiccup-nut" in Cape Colony. P. comosa, Sweet. A large climber with great panicles of blood-red fls.: fr. short-stalked, notched at both ends. Trop. Afr. B.R. 1165 (as Combretum. comosum). Poker plant: Kniphofia. Pokeweed: Phytolacca. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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