Salpinga margaritacea

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Salpinga margaritacea (Bertolonia margaritacea, Hort. Bull. Gravesia guttata var. margaritacea, Nichols.). Tender perennial herb: st. 1 1/2- 4 in. high, erect, obtusely 4-angled, simple: lvs. long-petiolate, thin-membranaceous, ovate, base rounded or frequently distinctly emarginate-cordate, upper surface dark dull green, white-spotted between the veins, lower surface pale green, reddish or bright rose: cymes terminal, slender-branched, the branches red, rather long; fls. white or sometimes whitish rose; calyx-tube purplish, 10-ribbed, the ribs red; segms. green with pink tips; petals erect or erect-spreading, acute or rather obtuse: caps. pale, obscurely 3-sided. Brazil. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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