Cliffortia phyllanthoides Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Fruticulus ad 4 dm altus. Rami et ramuli erecti-erecto-patentes graciles in partibus junioribus fusci glabri nitidi. Folia 2-foliolata; vagina brevissima vix 0.5 mm longa amplectens; foliola rotundato-cordata 3-6 mm diam. basi truncata vel subcordata mucronata utrinque glaucescentia glabra tenuia, margine pellucido, nervis e basi 2-3 marginem versus evanescentibus; rudimentum folioli medii, ad 1 mm longum lineare arcuatum. Flores [male] ignoti. Flores [female] sessiles; bracteolae c. 1 mm longae lineares longe ciliatae; receptaculum 2-2.5 mm longum oblongum fuscum glabrum nitidulum 3-alatum, alis marginibus undulatis pellucidis; sepala 3 lineari-lanceolata 1-1.5 mm longa acuta carinata, nervo mediano piloso; stigma e receptaculo 3-4 mm prominens rubiginosum.
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Monoecious or dioecious shrublet to 40 cm. Leaves bifoliolate with a rudimentary third leaflet, leaflets flat, orbicular to cordate, 3-6 mm long. Flowers: male: unknown; female: receptacle oblong, 2.0-2.5 mm long, 3-winged, wings small, undulate and transparent.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Cliffortia phyllanthoides world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722305-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017097
COL ID W5MX
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Synonyms

Cliffortia phyllanthoides