Cliffortia lanata Weim.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Frutex erectus ramosus; rami et ramuli juniores dense cinereo-villosi; internodia 3-6 mm longa; ramuli abbreviati 2-4 mm longi densissime foliati. Folia 3-foliolata; vagina amplectens 1-1.5 mm longa dorso dense pilosa ceterum parce pilosa vel prope glabra; stipulae ca. 1 mm longae triangulares acutae-acuminatae glabrae; foliola inter se similia 3-5 mm longa ca. 1 mm lata oblanceolata densissime cinereo-lanuginosa. Flores [male] ignoti. Flores [female] sessiles: bracteolae amplectentes 2.5-3 mm longae carinatae acutae dorso et apice lanuginosae ceterum glabrae; receptaculum non plane maturum 2 mm longum fusiforme 6-alatum, alis tribus altioribus recurvatis, tribus humilioribus adpressis-prominentibus; sepala 4 (vel etiam 3?) ca. 2 mm longa erecto-patentia obovato-oblonga extus sub apice lanuginosa; stigma e receptaculo ca. 3 mm prominens rubrum.
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Erect, monoecious or dioecious shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets flat, oblanceolate, densely grey-hairy, 3-5 x 1 mm. Flowers: male: unknown; female: fusiform, 6-winged: 3 low wings recurved and 3 high wings adpressed or patent.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Cliffortia lanata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722278-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017071
COL ID W5LY
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Synonyms

Cliffortia lanata