Ceratotheca

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ceratotheca (Greek for horned capsule). Pedaliaceae. Tropical African glasshouse herbs. Leaves opposite, ovate: calyx 5-parted; corolla 2-lipped, the lower lip very long in proportion to the upper: fls. in pairs in the axils: caps. 2-horned. — Five species. C. triloba, Mey., is occasionally grown in S. Fla., and it may be adapted to glasshouses. It is a tall herb (5 ft.), with the habit of foxglove, probably biennial, hairy and rather fleshy: lower lvs. stalked, broadly ovate or almost round, the upper sometimes broadly angular and even 3-lobed, both kinds crenate-dentate: corolla 3 in. long, blue or violet-blue, pubescent, deflexed, the lower lobe prolonged. Handsome. B.M. 6974.—Could be grown in temperate house N. in sandy foam- N. Taylor. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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