Cliffortia sericea Eckl. & Zeyh.

Fruticulus c. 0.5 m altus ramosus. Rami dense vel parce cano-sericei, internodiis c. 5 mm longis; ramuli abbreviati c. 5 mm longi densissime foliati. Folia 3-foliolata; vagina 1-2.5 mm longa amplectens extus dense cano-sericea-prope glabra, stipulis triangularibus 1-1.5 mm longis acuminatis; foliola similia 4-6 mm longa 0.8-1.5 mm lata lineari-lanceolata-lanceolata, nervo medio subtus crasso prominente, utrinque dense-parce cano-sericea. Flores [male] sessiles, brateolis 2.5-4 mm longis scariosis acutis basibus breviter pilosis; sepala 3 ovato-oblongo 3-4 mm longa acuta obscure 3-nervosa extus glabra vel parce pilosula; stamina 9, antheris 0.7-0.8 mm, filamentis c. 5 mm longis. Flores [female] brevissime pedicellati, bracteolis ut in [male]; receptaculum c. 4 mm longum anguste fusiforme late 3-alatum, alis receptaculo adpressis fuscis glabris nitidis; sepala 3, 2-3 mm longa cernua acuta extus sub apice parce pilosa; stigma e receptaculo c. 4 mm prominens ramosissimum rubiginosum; achenium c. 3.5 mm longum anguste fusiforme curvatum stramineum laeve.