Cliffortia varians Weim.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cliffortia

Characteristics

Fruticulus; rami et ramuli laeves glabri; internodia 3-5 vel ad 10 mm longa. Folia 2-vel 3-foliolata; vagina amplectens annuliformis 0.6-0.8 mm longa: stipulae non evolutae vel gibbam vix perspicuam formantes; foliola oblique obovata 4-8(-10) mm longa 3-5 mm lata opaca subtus nervosa apice rotundata interdum modice apiculala glabra; foliolum medium nonnumquam lateralibus minor vel cum altero concretum. Flores [male] sessiles; bracteolae amplectentes 1.5-2 mm longae obtusae-apiculatae scariosae glabrae; sepala 3 ca. 5 mm longa 2.5-3 mm lata obovata acuta; stamina 12; filamenta ca. 4 mm longa; antherae 1.3 mm longae ovoideae. Flores [female] sessiles; bracteolae 1.5 mm longae ceterum ut in [male]; receptaculum ca. 3 mm longum 1.2 mm crassum fuscum costatum; sepala 3 oblonga 2.2-2.5 mm longa 0.8-1 mm lata erecta glabra; stigma e receptaculo 6-7 mm prominens dimidia parte superiore ramosum rubrum.
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Monoecious or dioecious shrublet to 60 cm. Leaves bifoliolate, occasionally trifoliolate, leaflets obliquely obovate, 4-8(-10) mm long. Flowers: male: stamens 12; female: receptacle ± 3 mm long, with brownish ribs.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Cliffortia varians world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722350-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017140
COL ID W5PJ
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Synonyms

Cliffortia varians