Cliffortia montana Weim.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Frutex valde ramosus. Rami et ramuli dense canescenti-pilosi, internodiis 3-5 mm longis; ramuli abbreviati 3-8 mm longi ad 10 foliati. Folia 3-foliolata; vagina amplectens 1.5-3 mm longa extus breviter canescenti-pilosa ciliata, stipulis brevibus obtusis-subacutis; foliola 2.5-5 mm longa 0.5 mm lata coriacea obtusa adpresse canescenti-pilosa, marginibus revolutis partem ventralem folioli obtegentibus. Flores [male] sessiles; bracteolae c. 4 mm longae lineares acutae dense pilosae ciliatae; sepala 3 oblonga 5-5.5 mm longa extus sub apice pilosa ceterum glabra; stamina 6, antheris 0.7-0.8 mm, filamentis 6-8 mm longis. Flores [female] sessiles, bracteolis fere ut in [male]; receptaculum 3 mm longum 1.2-1.4 mm crassum oblongo-obovoideum fuscum nitidulum glabrum obscure sulcatum; sepala 3 c. 1.5 mm longa linearia acuta erecta extus adpresse pilosa; stigma e receptaculo 6-7 mm prominens breviter ramosum.
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Monoecious or dioecious shrublet. Leaves trifoliolate, leaf sheaths and stipules large and prominent, leaflets flat with revolute margins, hairy, 2.5-5.0 x 0.5 mm. Flowers: male: stamens 6; female: receptacle smooth, brown, obscurely sulcate.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Cliffortia montana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722290-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017082
COL ID W5MD
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Synonyms

Cliffortia montana