Willemetia
(named in honour of P. R. Willemet, 1762-1790, author of "Herbarium Mauritianum"). SYNS. Noltia, Vittmannia. ORD. Rhamneae. A monotypic genus. The species is a pretty, perfectly glabrous, greenhouse shrub. It thrives in a compost of sandy loam and peat. Increased by cuttings, inserted in sand, under a glass.
W. africana (African). fl. white, in cymes and panicles about 1in. long; petals five, cucullate, sessile. May. l. alternate, oblong-lanceolate, more or less obtuse, serrated, feather-nerved, 2in. to 2 1/2in. long, paler beneath. h. 10ft. to 12ft. South Africa. The proper name of this plant is now Noltia africana.