Maurocenia
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Maurocenia (J. F. Mauroceni, Venetian senator and horticulturist). Celastraceae. One shrub in S. Afr., producing a drupe as large as a cherry and called "Hottentot cherry," M. frangularia, Mill. (M.capensis, Sond. Cassine Maurocenia, Linn.). Glabrous, 4-6 ft., with 4-angled twigs: lvs. coriaceous, opposite, entire, suborbicular to elliptical or obovate: fls. small, greenish to white, in axillary clusters; calyx very small, 5- parted; petals 5, exceeding the calyx; disk ring-like; stamens 5, exceeding the petals: drupe somewhat juicy, with a hard stone. Cape of Good Hope region.—Apparently not in the trade.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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