Peliosanthes

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Peliosanthes (Greek, livid flowers, referring to the flowers of certain species). Liliaceae. Plants with short horizontal rhizomes, long-petioled radical lvs. and fls. borne in spikes or simple racemes: perianth- tube above the ovary, short, broad, campanulate; limb spreading-rotate with 6 subequal, broad, obtuse lobes; stamens 6 with very short filaments; ovary inferior, 3- celled; stigma 3-lobed; cells with 2 ovules erect from the base, anatropous; seeds oblong or globose, fleshy. About 12 species from India, the E. Indies, and Malayan Peninsula. The following have occasionally appeared in cult: P. Teta, Andr. Lvs. 2—7; petiole variable in length: scape naked or with a few scales above and large membranous sheaths at the base; raceme 6- 12 in.; bracts 1-3 to every fascicle of fls., pedicels short; fls. l/4-1/3in. diam., purplish or bluish green: seeds as large as a pea, olive-blue. Himalaya, Malaya. B.M. 1302. The var. Mantegazziana, Pampanini, is a form with less rigid lvs. than the type. Malaya. P. violacea, Wall., has the habit of P. Teta and fls. of the same size and color but solitary in the bracts: seeds 2/3in. long, oblong. Himalaya, Burma. Var. Clarkei, Baker, differs from the type in having more conspicuous transverse nervules and a darker purple fl. Assam and Malaya. B.M. 8276. Cult, in botanic gardens in the tropical house. p. Tracy Hubbard. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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