Maba
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Maba (native name). Ebenaceae. Some 60-70 species of trees and shrubs in the warmer regions of the world, mostly with hard ebony-like wood. Closely allied to Diospyros, the floral parts mostly in 3s instead of 4s or 5s, stamens usually 9 but varying from 3 to- many, ovary 3- or 6-celled: lvs. usually smaller than in Diospyros. Lvs. alternate, simple and entire: fls. axillary, solitary or in short cymes, usually dioecious; corolla bell-shaped or tubular; styles 3, or 1 and 3- parted: fr. a berry, ovate or globose, 1-6-seeded. Two species have been intro. S. as ornamental subjects.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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