Cliffortia dispar Weim.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Frutex ramosus; rami et ramuli juniores dense canescenti-cinereo villosi demum glabrescentes; internodia 4-8 mm longa; ramuli abbreviati 2-4 vel interdum usque ad 10 mm longi dense foliati vaginis foliorum obtecti. Folia 3-foliolata vel simplicia; vagina amplectens 1-2 mm longa cinereo-pilosa; stipulae triangulares obtusae vel subacutae 0.6-1 mm longae breviter ciliatae; foliola (4-)6-10(-12) mm longa (0.8-)1-1.5(-2) mm lata linearia-lineari-lanceolata subobtusa juniora supra ± dense canescenti-villosa demum glabrescentia nitida subtus lanata marginibus manifeste revoluta. Flores [male] sessiles-subsessiles; bracteolae amplectentes lineares dense pilosae et ciliatae; sepala 3, 4.5-5 mm longa 1.8-2 mm lata oblonga-obovato-oblonga acuta extus dense pilosa rubra-rubiginosa; stamina 9; antherae ca. 1 mm longae ovoideae; filamenta 6-8 mm longa. Flores [female] sessiles; bracteolae fere ut in [male]; receptaculum (non plane maturum) 2.5 mm longum 1-1.2 mm crassum ovoideum leviter costatum; sepala 3 ca. 2 mm longa 0.5 mm lata lanceolata apice brevissime pilosa erecta; stylus ca. 5 mm longus; stigmata brevia ferruginea.
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Monoecious or dioecious shrub, 0.3-0.9 m high. Leaves trifoliolate sometimes unifoliolate; leaflets flat, margins revolute, 4-12 x 1-2 mm. Male flowers: stamens 9. Female flowers: receptacle obscurely ribbed. Flowering time Nov.-Jan.
Hairy, monoecious or dioecious shrub. Leaves trifoliate sometimes unifoliolate, leaflets flat, beneath, margins revolute, 4-12 x 1-2 mm. Flowers: male: stamens 9; female: receptacle obscurely ribbed.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.9
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Cliffortia dispar world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722241-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017029
COL ID W5KP
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Cliffortia dispar