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streptosolen|strɛptəʊˈsəʊlən|
[mod.L. (J. Miers 1850, in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 2nd Ser. V. 208), f. strepto- + Gr. σωλήν pipe.]
A climbing evergreen shrub, Streptosolen jamesonii, of the family Solanaceæ, which is native to Colombia and Ecuador and bears clusters of orange flowers.
1938J. S. Dakers Mod. Greenhouse vii. 105 Streptosolen..has orange scarlet flowers produced in bunches. 1952R. Genders Greenhouse xv. 150 Streptosolen..is a grand evergreen plant for covering a wall of a lean-to house. 1976Homes & Gardens Aug. 75/2 At the minimum heat mentioned, little more than that needed to keep out winter frost, climbers one can grow include..blue plumbago, orange streptosolen, [etc.]. |