PORTLANDIA GRANDIFLORA 
Portlandia — after a Duchess of Portland ; grandiflora — large 
flowered. 
English name: 
Portlandia. 
Family : 
Rubiaceae. 
Country of origin: West Indies. 
Colour : white, reddish inside. 
Garden use: 
a very handsome shrub, not very 
tall, with large, trumpet- 
shaped, satiny white flowers 
and glossy foliage. 
Propagation : 
by seed or marcots. 
A, flower cut open lengthwise showing style and 
three of the five stamens, with two of the 
sepals at the base. 
B, the anthers of a stamen. 
C, apex of the style. 
D, fruit. 
E, cross section of a fruit. 
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