Euclea
(from eukleia, glory; referring to the beauty of the ebony-like wood). SYN. Diplonema. ORD. Ebenaceae. A genus containing some nineteen species of greenhouse evergreen shrubs, natives, for the most part, of the Cape of Good Hope. None are of any value from a purely horticultural standpoint. Flowers axillary, racemose, rarely paniculate or solitary. Leaves alternate or opposite, entire, oval-lanceolate or oblong, sometimes crisped or wavy. For culture, see Diospyros.
E. polyandra (many-stamened). fl. five to seven-fid, dioecious. June and July. l. elliptic, alternate or sub-opposite. h. 4ft. to 6ft. 1774. SYN. Diplonema elliptica.