Morisonia
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Morisonia (Robert Morison, British botanist, 1628—1683). Capparidaceae. Woody plants of very few species, in the West Indies and South America, one of which is listed abroad: a warmhouse subject, grown for its bloom. Plants unarmed: lvs. simple, petioled, coriaceous:fls. in many-fld. axillary or terminal clusters, large or small; calyx tubular or campanulate, splitting; corolla of 4 obtuse petals; stamens 6-20, shorter or longer than the corolla, with subulate filaments; ovary 4-celled, stalked: fr. a globose berry. M. americana, Linn. Low tree: lvs. oblong, at first with lepidote scales, shining, about 6 in. long: fls. white, petals and the infl. scurfy: berry 1½-2 in. diam. W.Indies, Colombia.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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