Cliffortia mirabilis Weim.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Frutex; rami et ramuli erecti-erecto-patentes cortice glabro fusco-viridi obtecti; internodia 3-8 mm longa. Folia 2-vel 3-foliolata; vagina amplectens 1 mm longa glabra; stipulae triangulares obtusae-acutae 0.5-0.8 mm longae; foliola obovata-ovata-oblonga 4-8 mm longa 2.5-5 mm lata apice acuta-subacuta crassa obscure nervosa marginibus denticulata-prope glabra; foliolum medium interdum lateralibus minor vel cum altero ± longe coalitum. Flores [male] sessiles; bracteolae ca. 2 mm longae late amplectentes acutae glabrae scariosae; sepala 35-5.5 mm longa 2.5-2.8 mm lata ovata apiculata; stamina 10-12; filamenta ca. 5 mm longa; antherae 1-1.2 mm longae ovoideae. Flores [female] sessiles; bracteolae 2.5-3 mm longae ceterum fere ut in [male]; receptaculum (immaturum) 3.5 mm longum 1.2 mm crassum ovoideo-oblongum prominenter costatum; sepala 3.5-4 mm longa oblonga ereclo-patentia; stigma ca. 5 mm e receptaculo prominens.
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Rigid, monoecious or dioecious shrub to 1 m. Leaves bi-or trifoliolate, leaflets flat, obovate to oblong, 4-8 x 2.5-5.0 mm. Flowers: male: stamens 10-12; female: receptacle 3.5 mm long, ovoid-oblong, ribbed.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Cliffortia mirabilis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722288-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017080
COL ID W5MB
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Synonyms

Cliffortia mirabilis