Clutia hirsuta var. hirsuta Hutch.

Variety

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Characteristics

Shrub, up to 1.2 m high; stems and leaves sparsely to densely, persistently pubescent. Stems considerably branched. Leaves petiolate; blade ovate to narrowly ovate, 16-24 x 6-12 mm, apex acute or acuminate, base narrow to wide-cuneate, margins slightly revolute, persistently pellucid-punctate. Flowers: petals of male flowers each 3-or more glandular, glands not adnate to claw; yellowish white; Nov.-Jan. Fruit a pubescent capsule, 5 mm in diameter, fruiting pedicel 3 mm long.
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Shrub, up to 1.2 m high. Stems and leaves sparingly to densely, persistently pubescent. Leaves ovate to lanceolate, persistently pellucid-punctate. Capsule pubescent. Flowers yellowish white.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 1.2
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Clutia hirsuta var. hirsuta world distribution map, present in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77167933-1
WFO ID wfo-0000896148
COL ID 5N6J4
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Clutia inyangensis Clutia schlechteri Clutia volubilis Clutia krookii Clutia hirsuta var. hirsuta