Cliffortia cristata Weim.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Frutex; rami et ramuli juniores dense albo-canescenti-pilosi demum glabrescentes; internodia 4-10 mm longa; ramuli abbreviati 4-8 mm longi dense foliati. Folia 3-foliolata; vagina amplectens ca. 1 mm longa; stipulae 0.5 mm longae triangulares acutae membranaceae longe albo-ciliatae; foliola 6-10 mm longa 0.5-1.2 mm lata linearia longe et sat dense adpresse-patentim albo-pilosa supra plana-leviter concava subtus nervo medio prominente convexa apice acuta. Flores [male] ignoti. Flores [female] subsessiles; bracteolae 4-5 mm longae basibus amplectentes scariosae lanceolatae acuminatae marginibus partibus inferioribus breviter ciliolatae nervo medio pilosae; receptaculum 3.5-4 mm longum 1.2-1.5 mm crassum ovoideo-oblongum alato-costatum costis prominenter cristatum rufum-subrubicundum; sepala 3, 2-2.5 mm longa 1 mm lata oblongo-obovata parte 1/4 superiore albo-pilosa ceterum glabra.
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Monoecious or dioecious shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets linear, hairy, 6-10 mm long. Flowers: male: unknown; female: receptacle ovoid-oblong, winged to crested, crests brownish red.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Cliffortia cristata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722232-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017020
COL ID W5KB
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Synonyms

Cliffortia cristata