Cliffortia nitidula R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.

Frutex ad 5 m altus (e GoetzE.). Rami et ramuli in partibus junioribus dense cinereo-ferrugineo-villosi; ramuli abbreviati 2-10 mm longi vaginis foliorum inclusi. Folia 3-foliolata; vagina 1-2 mm longa amplectens extus ± dense villosa, stipulis 1-1.5 mm longis anguste triangularibus ciliatis; foliola inter se similia 3-10 mm longa 0.8-1.5 mm lata lineari-lanceolata basin versus sensim angustata glabra vel raro pilosula supra nitida, marginibus revolutis costam haud obtegentibus. Flores [male] sessiles; bracteolae 2.5-3 mm longae acutae breviter ciliolatae; sepala (3-)4 libera vel ad medium conjuncta 3-4.5 mm longa acuta-subacuta glabra vel extus pilosula; stamina (3-)4-6-8, antheris violaceis 0.8-1.2 mm, filamentis 5-6 mm longis. Flores [female] sessiles; bracteolae 2-3 mm longae acutae amplectentes ciliatae; receptaculum oblongum c. 3 mm longum 1-1.3 mm crassum ferrugineum nitidulum glabrum saepe leviter 8 costatum; stigma et sepala ignota.