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Published In: Species Plantarum 2: 1041. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 6/2/2011)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 6/3/2011)
Type : Type: Described from Italy.
Distribution : Distribution: Originally from the W. Mediterranean region but now cultivated in many countries.
Comment/Acknowledgements : Commonly cultivated throughout the country for its evergreen foliage and resistance to drought.
Illustration : Ruscus hypophyllum L. (Illustration)

 

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Erect undershrub, 45-55 cm tall. Stem simple, finely ribbed. Cladodes 25-35 (-60) x 50-60 (-80) mm, the lower opposite or whorled, the upper alternate; elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, narrowed at the base, apically acuminate. Scale leaves c. 13 mm long, lanceolate. Flowers white to pale blue, in clusters on the cladodes; bracts lanceolate, scaly. Pedicels c. 7 mm long. Perianth segments c. 5 mm long, oblong, obtuse, the inner subacute. Fruit 8-10 mm in diameter, red, 2-seeded.
 
 
 
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