单词 | sparmannia |
释义 | sparmannian. A large hairy shrub of the genus Sparmannia (family Tiliaceæ) native to southern Africa, and bearing toothed heart-shaped leaves and clusters of white flowers, esp. S. africana. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > African Aspalathus1601 othonne1601 honey flower1712 amber tree1719 Melianthus1731 rhinoceros bush1731 Hottentot cherry1740 sparmannia1801 renosterbos1822 ratsbane1846 black parsley1861 tail-grape1884 milk-tree1885 poison-bush1885 rooibos1893 Natal bottlebrush1907 moonflower1913 1801 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 15 516 African Sparmannia... This beautiful shrub is a native of the Cape of Good Hope. 1818 M. Edgeworth Let. Sept. (1971) 101 I wish I could get a Sparmania [sic] for Lady Lansdowne. 1885 T. Baines Greenhouse & Stove Plants 317/2 Most of the insects that are troublesome on indoor plants will live on this Sparmannia. 1956 X. Field House Plants iii. 84 The sparmannia likes plenty of elbow room and is inclined to swamp its neighbours. 1976 Homes & Gardens Aug. 75/3 Bold foliage plants that will fill out your glass-enclosed jungle include..sparmannia. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < |
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