Clutia thunbergii Sond.

Species

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Characteristics

Dioecious, grey-mealy shrublet to 60 cm. Leaves shortly petioled, obovate, small, to 10 mm long, leathery. Flowers axillary, cream-coloured, males paired, females solitary, ovary and fruits warty.
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Dioecious shrub, up to 0.3-1.5 m tall, with terete internodes. Leaves obovate to suborbicular, margins flat. Male flowers 1 or 2; females solitary, sepals and petals as in male.
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Soil texture 6-7
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Distribution

Clutia thunbergii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:341637-1
WFO ID wfo-0000897519
COL ID WDMH
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Synonyms

Clutia karreensis Clutia crassifolia Clutia pubescens Clutia thunbergii Clutia daphnoides var. thunbergii Clutia thunbergii var. canescens