Drypetes
(from drypto, to lacerate; referring to its spiny nature).-ORD. Euphorbiaceae. A genus of about nine species of ornamental stove evergreen shrubs, natives of Brazil, the West Indies, and Florida. They thrive in a compost of peat and loam. Cuttings root in sandy loam, if placed under a glass, in heat.
D. crocea (saffron-coloured). fl. orange. June. l. alternate, oval or elliptical, pointed, coriaceous. h. 6ft. West Indies, 1820. SYN. Schoefferia lateriflora.