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Annuals Dictionary: Proboscidea

September 18, 2010 By: Annuals Dictionary Category: Annuals Dictionary

Martynia family
Martyniaceae
Pro-bos-sid’i-a. Nine species of curiously fruited, clammy or sticky American herbs. Grown for ornament or edible seed pods.

Description
Leaves large, with long stems. Flowers in a loose raceme, the corolla 5-lobed, stamens 4. Sepals fused in a tubelike structure.

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Tags: Martynia family, Proboscidea, Proboscidea louisianica, Tender annual

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Annuals Dictionary: Martynia

November 04, 2009 By: Annuals Dictionary Category: Annuals Dictionary

Martynia family
Martyniaceae
Mar-tin’ee-a. A single species, related to Proboscidea , occasionally grown by flower arrangers for the seed pods.

Description
Leaves large, opposite, triangular, with long petioles. Flowers large and bell-shaped in loose racemes.

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Tags: Martynia, Martynia annua, Martynia family, Tender annual

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