Rhaphithamnus

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rhaphithamnus (Greek, rhaphis, needle, and thamnos, shrub; referring to the needle-like spines). Verbenaceae. Two evergreen small trees from Chile, with slender axillary spines, opposite, rather small, entire short-petioled lvs. and tubular lilac fls. axillary, solitary or in pairs on the spines, followed by bright blue globose berries: calyx tubular-campanulate, 5-toothed, persistent, becoming fleshy and inclosing the frs.; corolla tubular-funnelform, with short spreading unequally 5-lobed limb; stamens 4, didynamous. inclosed; ovary superior, 4-celled; style slender with 2-lobed stigma: fr. a fleshy drupe with two 2-celled and 2-seeded stones. The following species has recently been recommended as a hedge-plant for the warmer parts of the United States.


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