LamiaceaeSubfamily Ajugoideae
Subfamily Lamioideae
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Subfamily Prostantheroideae
Subfamily Scutellarioideae
Subfamily Symphorematoideae
Subfamily Viticoideae
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Tetradenia riparia (Hochst.) N. E. Br.
- Query IPNI
- Common Name: Nutmeg Bush, Mochasma
- Family: Lamiaceae Lindl.
- Country of Origin: South Africa - Natal, Transvaal
- Habitat:
- Description: [syn. Iboza riparia (Hochst.) N.E. Br.]
Stout dioecious herb, 3-6 feet tall, white-pubescent, aromatic; leaves broadly ovate, 4-6 inches long, to 5 inches wide, slightly to deeply crenate, petioled; panicle mostly 8-15 inches long; calyx to 1/16 inch long, corolla unequally 4-5 lobed, to 3/16 inch long, white.
- Culture: Moderately to marginally frost hardy, they prefer light, well-drained loam, and do not put up with prolonged dry conditions. Plant in full sun and provide plenty of water in summer, with protection from strong winds. They can be pruned hard each year after the flowers are spent. Propagate from cuttings in spring.
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Accession Data:- Accession # 198501016
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 3308 - Lamiaceae
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-30-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Lamiales
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- Family: Lamiaceae
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References:Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976 Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
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