Cliffortia complanata E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.

Frutex; rami et ramuli breviter canescenti-pilosi; internodia 3-6 mm longa; ramuli abbreviati 2-3 mm longi vel interdum ad 10 mm elongati. Folia 3-foliolata; vagina ca. 1 mm longa amplectens glabra vel tenuiter pilosa; stipulae 0.5-1 mm longae aciculares; foliola cuneato-lanceolata-anguste cuneata (4.5-)6-8(-10) mm longa 1.5-2.5 mm lata marginibus plana vel leviter reflexa apicibus obtusa integra vel utrinque latere sub apice dente obtuso praedita supra viridia subtus glaucescentia obscure nervosa glabra. Flores [male] ignoti. Flores [female] sessiles; bracteolae 1.5-2 mm longae acuminatae glabrae; receptaculum 2.5 mm longum 1-1.2 mm latum complanatum facie dorsali subplanum facie ventrali carina longitudinali humili praeditum primo dense pilosum demum glabrescens castaneum nitidum; sepala 4 ovata 0.4-0.5 mm longa; stigmata 2 ca. 2 mm e receptaculo prominentia valde ramosa.