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Title: Some ornamental shrubs for the Tropics
Identifier: CAT31289494 (find matches)
Year: 1951 (1950s)
Authors: Hume, Edward Putnam, 1911-
Subjects: Shrubs Tropics
Publisher: (Washington : U. S. Govt. Print. Off. )
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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SOME ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS FOR THE TROPICS 35
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Figure 15, A.—The Asian buddleia, Buddleia asiatica, does not flower in trop- ical lowlands, but the white stems and lower leaf surfaces attract consid- erable interest. B.—The orange-eye butterflybush, B. davidi, will flower at lower elevations in the Tropics. In this variety the orange eye is very small. Many flowers are clustered along the slender terminal spikes. The wild type is lilac with an orange-yellow throat. In the varieties the flowers differ in color and size. The orange-yellow throat may become more colorful or almost disappear. They are mildly and pleasantly fragrant. The fruits are slender and tapered at both ends, The leaves are slender with fine marginal teeth, and are whitish on the under-surface. Plants may be propagated by seeds or cuttings. Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) H.B.K. "Maricao Cimarron" (fig. 16) Malpighiaceae The native home of this plant is in the lands near the GuJf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It is common in Puerto Rico and some other West Indian islands. The plants are able to thrive on unproductive soil if drained. With fertilization and pruning they may become small trees but they usually function as shrubs. The main branches are nearly horizontal and create a layered appearance, Flowering continues for most of the year. The fruit, called "Nanche" in Mexico, is used there in soups or meat stuffings or is eaten raw. Another species, Byrsonima spicata (Cav.) DC, a common plant in Puerto Rico, also has edible fruits which are too acid for general popularity.

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