Cliffortia densa Weim.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Frutex (altitudine?) ramosus. Rami erecto-patentes, internodiis 3-5 mm longis, cortice glabro; ramuli abbreviati 2-6 mm longi dense foliati. Folia 3-foliolata; vagina amplectens 1-1.5 mm longa glabra, stipulis 0.4-0.8 mm longis subulatis; foliola 6-9 mm longa c. 1 mm crassa curvata breviter mucronata supra subplana-subconvexa subtus convexa, marginibus leviter canaliculars. Flores [male] sessiles; bracteolae c. 1 mm longae amplectentes acutae glabrae; sepala 3 c. 5 mm longa 2.5-3 mm lata ovata-obovata acuta obscure nervosa; stamina 15, antheris 1-1.2 mm, filamentis 3-5 mm longis. Flores [female] sessiles; bracteolae 2-2.5 mm longae ceterum ut in [male]; receptaculum (non plane maturum!) c. 6 mm longum 1-1.2 mm crassum oblique fusiforme 12-costatum glabrum; sepala et stigma ignota.
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Densely leafy, monoecious or dioecious shrub. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets slender, curved, square in section, 6-9 mm long. Flowers: male: stamens 15; female: receptacle ± 6 mm long, fusiform, 12-ribbed.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Cliffortia densa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722236-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017026
COL ID W5KG
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Synonyms

Cliffortia densa