Pleiogynium
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Pleiogynium (Greek, many and wives, meaning not clear). Anacardiaceae. Tree recently intro. by the U. S. Department of Agriculture for experimental purposes. Lvs. odd-pinnate; lfts. ovate, wedge-shaped at base: fls. dioecious, in numerous axillary racemes, those with male fls. as long as the lvs., those with female fls. shorter; petals obovate; stamens 10; ovary in female fls. 5-10-12-celled: drupe somewhat compressed, broad- top-shaped. One species, Queensland, Austral. P. Solandri, Engl. Tree, 40-60 ft. high: trunk occasionally very thick, 2-3 ft. diam. : lfts. 7-9, obliquely ovate or oblong, obtuse, 2-3 in. long, entire: fls. sessile, densely clustered in short axillary racemes, rarely panicles; petals 5, spreading. Queensland.—The timber when first cut is soft, but afterward becomes hard and tough. Possibly may be used as stock for less hardy anacar- diaceous fr.-bearing trees. Its adaptabilities in N. Amer, are not yet known. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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