Cliffortia linearifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Frutex ad 1.5 m altus erectus ramosus. Rami internodiis 3-10 mm longis instructi in partibus junioribus glabri vel ± dense fusco-pilosi; ramuli abbreviati 2-3 mm longi vaginis foliorum inclusi. Folia 3-foliolata; vagina 0.5-1.5 mm longa amplectens extus glabra vel parce et brevissime pilosa, stipulis c. 0.5 mm longis acicularibus acutis ciliolatis; foliola 5-10 mm longa 0.5-0.8 mm lata linearia obtusa marginibus revoluta, nervo mediano subtus prominente, utrinque glabra. Flores [male] sessiles bracteolis 1.5-2 mm longis acutis ciliatis praediti; sepala 4, 3-3.5 mm longa 1.5 mm lata subacuta glabra; stamina 4, antheris 0.6-0.8 mm longis lilacinis, filamentis c. 4 mm longis. Flores [female] sessiles, bracteolis amplectentibus 1-1.5 mm longis acutis breviter ciliatis; receptaculum ovoideum-ovoideo-oblongum 2-3 mm longum 0.8-1 mm crassum fuscum-ferrugineum laeve vel saepius striatum glabrum nitidulum; sepala 4 c. 0.5 mm longa triangulari-ovata subacuta glabra; stigma e receptaculo 0.6-0.8 mm prominens ferrugineum ramosissimum.
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Shrub, up to 2 m high; resprouting. Stems many, slender, erect, much branched, densely leafy; young stems densely hairy; older brown, fissured. Leaves sessile or subsessile; densely clustered on short branchlets; (1-)3-foliolate, leaflets linear to very narrowly ovate, when young > 10 mm, mature < 13 mm long, apex acute, blunt or rounded, margins noticeably revolute, with no glandular hairs, midrib swollen, prominent; glabrous. Flowers: axillary, in a cluster; brownish white with red, protruding stamens; Nov.-Mar.
Monoecious or dioecious shrub, 0.5-3.0 m high; stem and branches rigid, erect, densely antrorsely villous when young, outer bark tending to flake off. Leaves trifoliolate (unifoliolate by suppression of the lateral leaflets), usually densely arranged on short-shoots; leaflets linear, 5-10 mm long, margins revolute, midribs prominent. Male flowers: sepals 4; stamens 4. Female flowers: receptacle reddish brown, smooth, shiny, striate; stigma white to pinkish. Flowering time Oct.-May.
Leaves trifoliolate (rarely unifoliolate by suppression of the lateral leaflets), usually densely arranged on short shoots; leaflets up to 9 x 0·6 mm., linear, obtuse at apex, rigid, glabrous, rather thick with thickened margins, apparently very stoutly 1-nerved; stipules triangular, scarious, usually densely villous on the abaxial surface.
Monoecious or dioecious shrub to 1.5 m. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets linear, 5-10 mm long, margins revolute, midribs prominent. Flowers: male: sepals 4, stamens 4; female: receptacle reddish brown, smooth, shiny, striate.
Large shrub, up to 2 m high. Leaves 3-foliolate, midrib swollen and prominent, margins noticeably revolute, with no glandular hairs, leaflets linear to very narrowly lanceolate. Flowers brownish white.
Branches rigid, erect, densely antrorsely villous when young, the outer bark tending to flake off.
Ericoid shrub up to 2 m. high, erect, virgate, dioecious.
Stigma 1, almost sessile.
Stamens always 4.
Life form
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 7-9
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Firewood (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Cliffortia linearifolia world distribution map, present in Lesotho, Mozambique, eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722283-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017076
COL ID W5M6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cliffortia linearifolia Cliffortia ericifolia var. acutistipula