Portulacaria

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Portulacaria (similar to Portulaca). Partulacaceae. Glabrous shrubs or small trees: lvs. opposite, obovate, fleshy: fls. small, rose, fascicled in the upper axils, forming a leafy panicle; sepals 2, short; petals 4-5, longer; stamens 4-7, inserted at the base of the petals; ovary free, 3-cornered, 1-ovuled: caps. 3-winged. indehiscent. Two species, S. Afr. P. afra, Jacq. Small tree, 10-12 ft. high: branches opposite: lvs. obovate- roundish. 4-6 lines long: peduncles compressed and branched; pedicels teniate: fls. small, pink. S. Afr. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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