Dimerocostus strobilaceus

Dimerocotus strobilaceus is described as having ligules short and truncate, bracts, bracteole and calyx green, with bract margins dilacerating into fibers. It is characterized by the bracts which sheath the base of the inflorescence, completely enclosing the axis. The tops of the bracts are flatter (more obtuse) than other species, forming a top angle 120-160 degrees. The inflorescence elongates and often the stem continues to grow through and old inflorescence and form an new, second inflorescence at the terminus.

In previous treatments, the yellow flowering forms found in southern Ecuador and Peru were considered to be included in the former subspecies strobilaceus. As newly described, only the white flowering forms with non-appendaged bracts are included as D. strobilaceus. The yellow flowering forms with non-appendaged bracts are included in the species Dimerocostus rurrenabaqueanus.

HORTICULTURAL NOTES:
Based on information at the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) this species is in ex situ cultivation at 22 botanical gardens world wide. I have found this species to be relatively easy to grow in my garden and greenhouses at Le Jardín Ombrage.

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R2108 from cultivated -- R2751 from cultivated, origin Panama -- R3019 from cultivated -- R3137 from Panama -- R3238 from Colombia -- R3239 from Colombia --

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