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3388.000 Cliffortia
Description of the genus
Ericoid shrubs. Stipules adnate to petiole and sheathing the stem. Leaves 3(-1)-foliolate. Flowers unisexual, single in axils. Petals 0. Male flowers: 4 petaloid calyx lobes and (usually in ours) 4 stamens. Female flowers: calyx lobes 4, connate below into a tube. Styles 1-2; stigma lacerate-multifid. Achenes 1-2, enveloped by the inflated persistent calyx tube. Worldwide: 115 species in tropical and S Africa (mainly in the Cape mountains) |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| linearifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | |
| nitidula (Engl.) R.E. & T.C.E. Fr. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
| serpyllifolia Cham. & Schltdl. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Cliffortia:
Flora of Mozambique: CliffortiaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cliffortia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cliffortia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cliffortia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cliffortia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cliffortia
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