Details of genus: Homalocladium (F. Muell.) L. Bailey [1570]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Ribbon bush
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pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Polygonaceae
family_ja: タデ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of one species of evergreen shrub from tropical forest in the Solomon Islands. It is grown for its ornamental, flattened, jointed green stems with alternate, lance- or arrow-shaped leaves, which are usually short-1ived or may be absent. The small, petalless, whitish green flowers have 5-lobed calyces that later turn red or red-purple, enlarging and becoming fleshy as the seeds form. In frost-prone areas, grow in a warm greenhouse or as a houseplant (plants in containers rarely flower or fruit). In warmer regions, grow in a shrub border or courtyard garden, or at the base of a warm, sunny wall.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at 16-18°C (61-64°F) in spring. Root stem section cuttings with bottom heat in summer.
pests_en: Scale insects may be a problem under glass.
description_ja:
comment: Solomon Is.
comment_ja: カンキチク
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Polygonaceae | タデ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Polygonaceae | タデ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Polygonaceae | タデ科 | Show |