Cliffortia castanea Weim.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Fruticulus; rami et ramuli juniores dense et breviter canescenti-ferrugineo-pilosi; internodia 5-8(-10) mm longa. Folia 3-foliolata; vagina amplectens ca. 1.5 mm longa glabra vel parce pilosula; stipulae anguste triangulares acutae-acuminatae; foliola semiteretia 4-7 mm longa 0.5 mm lata recta vel saepe leviter arcuata supra concavula apiculata dense verruculosa. Flores [male] ignoti. Flores [female] sessiles; bracteolae 2.2-2.8 mm longae cuspidatae breviter pilosae ciliolatae; receptaculum 3 mm longum 1 mm crassum oblongum 6-costatum, costis viridibus vel fusco-viridibus exceptis, castaneum nitidum; sepala 3 ca. 2 mm longa oblonga-oblongo-lanceolata acuta squarrosa-recurvata.
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Low, monoecious or dioecious shrublet with branches densely and shortly red-or grey-hairy. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets subterete, slightly arched, densely verruculose, 4-7 mm long. Flowers: male: unknown; female: receptacle 6-ribbed, chestnut-brown.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Cliffortia castanea world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722220-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017012
COL ID W5JV
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Synonyms

Cliffortia castanea