Rhaphiolepis indica (L.) Lindl.

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Rhaphiolepis indica' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/rhaphiolepis/rhaphiolepis-indica/). Accessed 2024-04-18.

Genus

Rhaphiolepis

Synonyms

Crataegus indica L.

Other taxa in genus

Glossary

inflorescence: Flower-bearing part of a plant; arrangement of flowers on the floral axis.
lanceolate: Lance-shaped; broadest in middle tapering to point.

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Rhaphiolepis indica' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/rhaphiolepis/rhaphiolepis-indica/). Accessed 2024-04-18.

This species is not very hardy, but can be grown successfully on a warm sunny wall. It has narrow, toothed, lanceolate leaves, 2 or 3 in. long, and short terminal, very pretty racemes of white flowers 5⁄8 in. wide, tinged, especially towards the centre, with pink. The numerous pink, erect stamens are a notable feature of the inflorescence, which is 2 to 3 in. long.

Native of China; introduced about the beginning of the 19th century. It was figured in the Bot. Mag., t. 1726 as Crataegus indica. An admirable shrub for the south-western counties. Its habit is quite free and graceful when satisfactorily placed.

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