Fairchild Botanic Garden
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Homalocladium platycladum
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Common name:
ribbon bush (English)
Family:
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Distribution:
Solomon Islands
Life form:
Shrub/sub-shrub
Description:
Ribbon bush is a small shrub with glossy green segmented stems that are completely flat. The small, arrow-shaped leaves appear only on the new growth. It produces tiny greenish-white flowers in the joints of the stems that may go on to produce bright red fruits. Prefers partial shade and well-draining soil.
Locations
1:
Plot 4
(4)
• Accession: 2013-0488*B
2:
Plot 4
(4)
• Accession: 2013-0488*C
3:
Plot 49
(49)
• Accession: 2013-0488
4:
Plot 50
(50)
• Accession: 2013-0488*E
Area
Individual