Cliffortia geniculata Weim.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Frutex; rami et ramuli ± patentim ferrugineo-pilosi ad nodos serratim geniculati; internodia fere 8-12 mm longa. Folia 3-foliolata; vagina 0.5-0.6 mm longa annuliformis scariosa tenuiter pilosa; stipulae haud conformatae vel dentes minulissimos formantes; foliola 5-8 mm longa 2-3.5 mm lata obovata-obovato-oblonga integra vel minute et irregulariter serrato-dentata apice acuta-apiculala tenuia glabra obscure nervosa utrinque glaucescenti-viridia. Flores [male] ignoti. Flores [female] sessiles; bracteolae 1.5 mm longae brevissime ciliolatae acutae leviter carinatae; receptaculum 2.5 mm longum 1.2 mm crassum ovoideo-oblongum perspicue 6-costatum spatiis inter costas transversaliter rugulosum; sepala erecta-erecto-patentia 3-3.5 mm longa 0.5-0.7 mm lata lanceolata acuta glaucescenti-viridia; stigma e receptaculo 8-10 mm prominens modice et breviter ramosum.
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Monoecious or dioecious shrub. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets oblong-obovate and apiculate, 5-8 x 2.0-3.5 mm. Flowers: male: unknown; female: receptacle 6-ribbed, interspersed with wrinkled areas.
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Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Cliffortia geniculata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722262-1
WFO ID wfo-0001003914
COL ID W5LF
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Synonyms

Cliffortia geniculata