Pentactina

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

Recommended citation
'Pentactina' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/pentactina/). Accessed 2024-03-27.

Family

  • Rosaceae

Species in genus

Glossary

inflorescence
Flower-bearing part of a plant; arrangement of flowers on the floral axis.
linear
Strap-shaped.

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Credits

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

Recommended citation
'Pentactina' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/pentactina/). Accessed 2024-03-27.

The species described below is the only member of this genus, which is allied to Spiraea but differs from it in its linear petals and its carpels with only two ovules. The inflorescence resembles that of Stephanandra, which genus differs in having stipules.