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Cliffortia amplexistipula Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Frutex ramosissimus, erectus 1-1 1/2 pedalis; ramulis glaberrimis teretibus, primum basibus foliorum mox deciduis vestitis, apicem versus dense foliatis; foliis subimbricatis, breviter petiolatis, trifoliolatis, foliolis carnosis subclavato-line-aribus, breviter apiculatis, dorso rotundato-carinatis, facie applanatis, concavulis, enerviis, basin versus paulo angustatis, marginibus subscabridis, glabris, glauce-scentibus, 0.2-0.3 cm longis; stipulis cum petiolo brevissimo lato et inter se connatis, anulum amplexicaulem formantibus, apicibus liberis brevibus, triangulari-subulatis, acutissimis, foliolis triplo fere brevioribus; setis nonnullis ad apicem petioli ad basin foliorum.
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Monoecious or dioecious, glabrous shrublet, 0.15-1.5 m tall. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets thick, subterete, young spathulate, older elliptic, scabrid, 2-3 mm long. Male flowers: stamens 6; female flowers: receptacle narrowly oblong, slightly curved, 7(8)-ribbed with 2 ribs flattened and extended around base forming a continuous wing.
Monoecious or dioecious shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets thick, subterete, young spathulate, older elliptic, scabrid, 2-3 mm long. Flowers: male: stamens 6; female: receptacle narrowly oblong, slightly curved, 7(8)-ribbed with 2 ribs flattened and extended around base forming a continuous wing.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 1.5
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses -
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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Cliffortia amplexistipula world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722208-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017002
COL ID 5YZXL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cliffortia amplexistipula Cliffortia fasciculata
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