Pentas lanceolata

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pentas lanceolata, Schum. (Ophiorrhiza lanceolata, Forsk. P. carnea, Benth., under which name it is known to gardeners). Erect or decumbent, 1-2 ft. high, shrubby at base, merely puberulous, not rusty-hairy: lvs. 1-6 in. long, 4 lines to 2 in. broad, ovate, elliptic or lance- oblong, more or less acute, narrowed at base into a short petiole, the lateral veins many: cymes peduncled or not; fls. nearly sessile, to 1 in. long, dimorphic, naturally pale purple; corolla very hairy at throat. Trop. Afr., Arabia. B.M. 4086. B.R. 30:32. R.B. 21:217. Gn. 21, p. 329. J.H. III. 30:209; 52:417. G.W. 10, p. 378. Var. kermesina, Hort. Fls. carmine-rose, tinted violet in throat. R.H. 1870:130. Var. alba, Hort., has white fls. G.W. 10, p. 611. Var. Quartiniana, Hort. (P. Quartiniana, Oliver) is a rosy-fld. variety said to be much better than the type. Gt. 45, p. 464. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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