Parmentiera

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Parmentiera (named after Ant. Aug. Parmen- tier, who introduced potato-cult, into France). Bignoniaceae. Shrubs or small trees with spirally placed flowers in 3's: flowers from the old wood on rather long peduncles, almost regular; calyx spathe-like, splitting up one side; corolla campanulate-funnelform, little crooked, limb sub-2-labiate, posterior 2-parted, anterior 3-parted, lobes all broadly spreading; stamens 4, scarcely exserted; ovary sessile, 2-loculate, many-seeded:fruit elongate-cylindrical or oblong: leaves alternate or subopposite, 3-foliate or some simple, common petiole often broad. Species 2, from Mex. and Panama. P. cerifera. Seem., from Panama, called "palo de vela," or candle-tree, from its long cylindrical fruits which are smooth and white like candles, has been offeied in the trade. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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