Entelea
(from enteles, perfect; stamens all fertile). ORD. Tiliaceae. An ornamental greenhouse or conservatory evergreen. It thrives well in a loamy soil, with which a little sand may be advantageously mixed. Increased by cuttings, inserted in sandy soil.
E. arborescens (tree-like). fl. white, in simple, lateral, or terminal erect stalked cymes; involucels of many short bracts. May. l. cordate, angular, doubly crenated, five-nerved, furnished with small permanent stipules, stellately downy. h. 20ft. New Zealand, 1820. (B. M. 2480.)