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Clutia alaternoides L.

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial shrub or dwarf shrub, 0.15-3.00 m high; stems slender, woody, considerably branched; twigs ascending, glabrous. Leaves sessile, coriaceous, opaque, lanceolate or narrowly obovate-lanceolate, base gradually narrowed, apex obtuse but mucronulate, margins scabrous and distinctly revolute; glabrous on both surfaces. Male flowers: few-flowered glomerules; sepals obovate, obtuse, 3-lobate basal scale; petals widely obovate, cuneately unguiculate; base 2-glandular. Female flowers solitary; sepals elliptic-lanceolate, larger than male, basal scale 3-lobate; petals oblong-obovate, eglandular; ovary glabrous; styles free. Flowering time Aug.-Nov. Fruit a subglobose capsule. Seeds black and shining.
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Dioecious shrub, up to 0.6 m tall, with slightly angular internodes. Leaves lanceolate or narrowly obovate-lanceolate, dark green above, paler below, margins slightly revolute. Male flowers in small clusters; females solitary, larger than males.
Dioecious shrub, mostly 30-60 cm. Leaves oblanceolate to obovate, often very small on coppicing plants, margins minutely toothed, usually slightly revolute. Flowers axillary, males few in tight clusters, females solitary on short pedicels.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.38 - 1.8
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Soil texture 5-7
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Distribution

Clutia alaternoides world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:341505-1
WFO ID wfo-0000895285
COL ID WDHG
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Clutia alaternoides f. brevifolia Clutia myrtifolia Clutia polygalifolia Clutia alaternoides Clutia angulata Clutia floribunda Clutia alaternoides f. glauca Clutia alaternoides f. imbricata Clutia alaternoides f. lanceolata Clutia alaternoides f. leptophylla Clutia alaternoides f. longifolia Clutia alaternoides f. obovata Clutia glauca Clutia alaternoides var. angustifolia Clutia alaternoides var. lanceolata Clutia alaternoides var. alaternoides

Lower taxons

Clutia alaternoides var. brevifolia Clutia alaternoides var. angustifolia
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