Cliffortia robusta Weim.

Frutex robustus valde ramosus; rami et ramuli juniores cortice glabro purpureo obtecti; ramuli abbreviati 3-10 mm longi dense foliati vaginis foliorum inclusi. Folia 3-foliolata; vagina 1.5-2 mm longa amplectens glabra; stipulae ca. 2 mm longae subulatae glabrae vel breviter ciliolatae; foliola 10-12(-15) mm longa 0.8-1 mm crassa acicularia supra plana-leviter concava subtus convexa apice acuminata subrecta vel ± manifeste curvata glabra marginibus scabriuscula. Flores [male] sessiles; bracteolae 6-7 mm longae apicibus cuspidatae breviter ciliolatae ceterum glabrae; sepala 3 ca. 8 mm longa 3.5 mm lata ovato-oblonga apice acuta; stamina 12; filamenta ca. 7 mm longa; antherae ovoideae 1.2-1.5 mm longae. Flores [female] sessiles; bracteolae fere ut in [male]; receptaculum (immaturum) leviter costatum; sepala 3 ca. 4.5 mm longa 1.2 mm lata lanceolata; stigmata (1 vel 2) e receptaculo 6-7 mm prominentia.