Hymenanthera
(from hymen, a membrane, and anther; anthers terminated by a membrane). SYN. Solenantha. ORD. Violarieae. A genus comprising about four species of greenhouse or half-hardy evergreen rigid shrubs or small trees, natives of Australia and New Zealand. Flowers small, axillary, frequently polygamous. Leaves alternate, often clustered, small, entire or toothed, without stipules. The species thrive in two parts sandy peat, and one of fibry loam. Young cuttings root readily in sand, under a bell glass. H. crassifolia (thick-leaved). fl. yellowish, small; pedicels solitary, axillary. Berries white, 1/4in. long, oblong-obtuse, very ornamental. l. alternate or tufted, linear-spathulate, entire. h. 2ft. to 4ft. New Zealand, 1875. Hardy in the South of England. (G. C. n. s., iii. 237.) H. dentata (toothed). fl. yellow, small, axillary; peduncles solitary, one-flowered. April. l. from oblong-elliptical to linear, obtuse or acute, coriaceous, sessile or narrowed into a short petiole. h. 6ft. New South Wales, 1824. (B. M. 3163.)