Theophrasta

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Theophrasta (named for Theophrastus, a Greek naturalist and philosopher, 370-285 B.C.). Myrsinaceae; by Mez separated in the family Theophrastaceae. Glabrous shrubs, adapted to the warmhouse. Stem stout, erect, rather simple: lvs. somewhat terminally clustered, spreading, very short-petioled, linear-oblong, spinose-dentate, netted-veined: fls. hermaphrodite, rather large, in short many-fld, racemes, white; calyx 5-parted, segms. ovate; corolla cylindrical-campanulate, 5-lobed at the top, lobes rotundate; stamens 5, staminodes 5; ovary ovoid: fr. globular, apple-shaped, fleshy, many-seeded.—Two species according to Mez, Pflanzenreich, hft. 15 (IV. 236a). W. Indies. The chief technical differences between Theophrasta and Clavija are in the fls. and frs. In Theophrasta the corolla is cylindrical and shallowly 5-lobed; staminodia attached on the base of the corolla: fr. large and many-seeded. In Clavija the corolla is sub-rotate and deeply 5-cleft; staminodia attached on the tube of the corolla; fr. 1- to many-seeded. See Clavija. T. imperialis, Lind.-Martiusella imperialis.—T. latifolia, Willd. – Clavija latifolia.—T. longifolia, Jacq.-Clavija longifolia, —T. macrophylla, Lind., not Link - Clavija grandis.—T. minor, Lind., is offered in the trade; it is some species of Clavija. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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