Houstonia (plant) fruit is an often roughly cordate capsule enclosing many seeds and which usually dehisces via a suture across its apex. "Houstonia" consists of 20 species native to North America. Another 5 species are classified in the genus "Stenaria"; "Houstonia" without "Stenaria" is paraphyletic. Close relatives of the genus are "Oldenlandia microtheca" and, more distantly, "Arcytophyllum". Its members superficially resembles species of the genus "Myosotis" (Forget-me-nots), but are distinguished from the latter by having only 4 sepals (petals) instead of 5. Species accepted as of May 2014 are: Houstonia (plant) Houstonia (bluet) is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
Petals of Blood flourishes and are contrasted strongly with the village of Ilmorog. In its pursuit for the modern, Kenya adopts capitalism at the expense of tradition as the city begins 'to encroach upon and finally swallow the traditional and the rural.' As time progresses, Ilmorog changes vastly, as do its inhabitants. With its modernization, influenced greatly by capitalism and the chance to increase trade, Munira reflects on these changes and how they link with capitalism, saying that 'it was New Kenya. It was New Ilmorog. Nothing was free.' Agriculture is an important theme in "Petals of Blood", most notably in the town