Cliffortia ruscifolia L.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Frutex 0.5-1.5 m altus. Rami et ramuli canescenti-villosi, internodiis 0.5-1.5 cm longis; ramuli abbreviati 2-10 mm longi. Folia simplicia; vagina brevissima amplectens, stipulis exiguis vel ad 1(-1.5) mm longis; lamina 1-2 cm longa 2-5 mm lata oblongo-lanceolata-lanceolata pungenti-mucronata integerrima vel utroque latere sub apice dente parvo instructa novella praecipue subtus canescenti-pilosa paulatim glabrescentia. Flores [male] pedicellis 1-2 mm longis praditi; bracteolae 6-8 mm longae lineares scariosae, nervo medio piloso; sepala 3 oblongo-lanceolata 6-7 mm longa acuta glabra; stamina plerumque 12, antheris rubiginosis 0.8-1.2 mm, filamentis ad 10 mm longis. Flores [female] brevissime pedicellati; bracteolae lineari-lanceolatae acutae, nervo mediano pilosulo; receptaculum 3-4 mm longum 1.5 mm crassum ovoideum-ovoideo-oblongum fuscum sulcatum glabrum; sepala 3, 2-3 mm longa triangulari-oblongo-lanceolata acuta glabra; stigma 5-6 mm e receptaculo prominens rubiginosum; achenium ad 3 mm longum oblongum.
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Monoecious or dioecious shrub, up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves simple, pungent, vegetative leaves oblong-lanceolate, channelled, sparsely hairy, 10-12 mm long, fertile leaves shorter, tridentate, densely hairy. Male flowers: pedicel 1-2 mm long, stamens ± 12; female flowers: receptacle 3-4 mm long, ovoid, brownish, sulcate.
Monoecious or dioecious shrub to 1.5 m. Leaves simple, pungent, vegetative leaves oblong-lanceolate, channelled, sparsely hairy, 10-12 mm long, fertile leaves shorter, tridentate, densely hairy. Flowers: male: pedicel 1-2 mm long, stamens ± 12; female: receptacle 3-4 mm long, ovoid, brownish, sulcate.
A shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. Leaves are clustered together. The leaves are simple. They are oblong to sword shaped and 10-12 mm long. They are hairy. Plants are separately male and female.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
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Soil texture 5-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses food
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Cliffortia ruscifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722322-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017112
COL ID W5NK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cliffortia ruscifolia Cliffortia arachnoidea Liparia hirsuta Cliffortia ruscifolia var. ruscifolia

Lower taxons

Cliffortia ruscifolia var. purpurea