Pernettya mucronata
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Pernettya mucronata, Gaud. (Arbutus mucronatus, Linn. f.). Much-branched shrub, to 2 ft., with glabrous or sparingly hairy branches: lvs. almost 2-ranked, ovate to ovate-oblong, spiny-pointed, serrate, dark green and shining above, glabrous, 1/3-3/4in. long: fls. solitary, nodding, globose-ovoid, white or slightly tinged pink, about 1/3in. long, on pedicels 2-3 times as long as the fl.; stamens longer than the ovary: fr. white to dark purple, 1/3-1/2in. across, red in the typical form. May, June. Magellan region to Chile. B.M. 3093; 8023. B.R. 1695. L.B.C. 19:1848. Gn. 23:389; 59, p. 41. Gt. 34, p. 214. G.M. 40:811. M.D.G. 1898:397.— Many varieties (P. hybrida. Zabel), partly originated by hybridizing with the following species are cult, in English and Dutch nurseries, mostly differing in the color of the fr., which is usually indicated by the name of the variety, as vars. alba, atropurpurea, coccinea (F.M. 1879:339), lilacina (F.M. 1879:339), nigra, purpurea (F.M. 1879:339), rosea, sanguinea, Hort. Also P. Drummondii, P. Cummingii, P. speciosa, P.flori- bunda (G.C. II. 18:649 and III. 28:465) belong here. P. mucronata and its varieties are among our most ornamental fruiting shrubs in wintertime, when they are loaded with bright-colored berries contrasting well with the dark glossy foliage; they are also very handsome in spring when covered with their numerous white fls. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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