Dipteronia

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Dipteronia (Greek dis, twice and pteron wing: the fruit consists of two winged carpels). Aceraceae. Ornamental deciduous tree with handsome large pinnate foliage. Leaves opposite, petioled, odd-pinnate, with 9-15 serrate lfts.: fls. polygamous, small, in large terminal panicles; sepals 5, longer than the short and broad petals; staminate fls. with usually 8 stamens and a rudimentary ovary in the center; pistillate fls. with a 2-celled compressed ovary; style cylindric with 2 slender recurved stigmas: fr. consisting of 2 1-seeded compressed nutlets connate only at the base and with the wing extending all around.—Two species in Cent, and S. W. China. The species in cultivation is a small tree with handsome foliage, insignificant flowers, but conspicuous winged fruits in large panicles. It is apparently not hardy North. It grows well in any good soil. Propagation is by seeds. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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