Lysionotus

Lysionotus subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lysionotus (name refers to the opening of the caps, at the back). Gesneriaceae. Six to 10 small shrubs, India to China and Japan, grown sometimes under glass for the blue or white fls., but apparently not in the trade. Some or all are epiphytic; glabrous: lvs. opposite or in 3s: fls. in few- to many-fld. inconspicuously bracted cymes; sepals narrow; corolla tubular and straight, inflated at middle, 2-lipped; stamens 2 perfect and 2 or 3 staminodia; the filaments flattened; disk ring- like: caps, very narrow, 2- valved. L. serrata, Don (L. ternifolia, Wall.), is about 1 ft. high: lvs. elliptic or lanceolate, serrate or sinuate: fls. pale lavender or white and purple-veined, an inch or two long, about 10 or less in peduncled clusters. Subtrop. Himalayan region, 2,000- 7,000 ft. B.M. 6538. L. carnosa, Hemsl. Dwarf shrub with straight rigid branches: lvs. in 3s, short-stalked, thick and fleshy, ovate, few-toothed: fls. 1 ½ in- long white tinged lilac, in pairs in the upper axils. China. L. warleyensis. Hort. Little shrub, 9 in. high: lvs. opposite or in, 3s,oblong to lanceolate, few-toothed, fleshy, white beneath, the petiole crimson: fls. white with 3 purple lines, 2 in. long. China.—A beautiful plant, of very recent intro. L. carnosa, Hemsl., is a dwarf shrub from China, glabrous, with straight and rigid green branches: lvs. in 3s, short-stalked, fleshy, ovate, to 2 in. long, dentate: fls. 1 ¼ in. long, white tinged lilac, in pairs in the upper axils. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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