Cliffortia incana Weim.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Frutex sat robustus; rami et ramuli dense el longe canescenti-pilosi-villosi; ramuli abbreviati densissime foliati vaginis foliorum inclusi. Folia 3-foliolata; vagina 3-4 mm longa amplectens longe canescenti-pilosa; stipulae triangulares 1-1.5 mm longae acutae; foliola 8-14 mm longa 0.8-1.3 mm lata marginibus manifeste revoluta supra glabra cinereo-viridia nitida subtus pilosa apice mucronata. Flores [male] sessiles; bracteolae 5-6 mm longae oblongo-lanceolatae basi amplectentes sub-acutae extus dense et longe canescenti-pilosae-villosae; sepala 3 oblongo-obovatae ca. 5 mm longa 2-2.5 mm lata in apice acuto abrupte contracta conspicue nervosa; stamina 9-12; filament 6-8 mm longa; antherae ovoideae ca. 1 mm longae. Flores [female] sessiles; sepala 3, 2-2.5 mm longa 1 mm lata oblonga; receptaculum 2.2-2.6 mm longum oblongum 6-costatum subnitidum glabrum.
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Robust, monoecious or dioecious shrub. Leaves trifoliolate with sheaths and stipules densely hairy, leaflets linear, 8-14 mm long. Flowers: male: bracteoles densely grey-hairy, stamens 9-12; female: bracteoles as for male, receptacle 6-ribbed, slightly shiny.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Cliffortia incana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722274-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017066
COL ID 5YZYZ
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Synonyms

Cliffortia incana