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Cliffortia ilicifolia L.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Frutex 0.5-1.5 mm altus. Rami ferruginei-rubiginosi glabri vel pilosuli. Folia simplicia; vagina amplectens c. 2 mm longa scariosa ferruginea-rubiginosa glabra, stipulis triangularibus 1-2(-3) mm longis acuminatis; lamina ± coriacea 1.5-2.5 cm longa 1-2 cm lata oblonga-ovata-fere rotundata supra viridis saepe nitidula subtus glaucescenti-viridis opaca, marginibus plerumque tantum in parte dimidia superiore (3-)5-9(-11)-triangulari-dentatis saepe autem per totam longitudinem acuminato-triangulari-dentatis, nervis conspicuis. Flores [male] sessiles; bracteolae 3-4 mm longae acutae ferrugineae scariosae; sepala 3 ovata 6-9 mm longa subacuta glabra; stamina c. 40, antheris c. 1.4 mm, filamentis 4-7 mm longis. Flores [female] sessiles bracteolis fere ut in [male]; receptaculum 7-9 mm longum 4-5 mm crassum ovoideum c. 20-costatum fuscum-ferrugineum glabrum; sepala 3 triangularia, 1.5-2.5 mm longa acuta; stigma c. 2 mm e receptaculo prominens rubiginosum; achenium 5-7 mm longum ovoideum.
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Monoecious or dioecious shrub, 0.3-2.0 m high. Leaves simple, ovate, 15-25 mm long, margins coarsely toothed. Male flowers: stamens ± 40. Female flowers: sepals 1.5-2.5 mm long, acute, upright, receptacle 7-9 x 4-5 mm, ovoid, with ± 20 reddish ribs. Flowering time Nov., Dec.
Monoecious or dioecious shrub to 2 m. Leaves simple, ovate, 15-25 mm long, margins coarsely toothed. Flowers: male: stamens ± 40; female: sepals 1.5-2.5 mm long, acute, upright, receptacle 7-9 x 4-5 mm, ovoid, with ± 20 reddish ribs.
A tree.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 2.0
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Emollient (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Cliffortia ilicifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722273-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017060
COL ID W5LT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cliffortia ilicifolia Cliffortia rubricaulis Cliffortia ilicifolia var. ilicifolia

Lower taxons

Cliffortia ilicifolia var. cordifolia
WorldFloraDB 2024