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Cliffortia nitidula
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Western side below small pass on quartzite ridge North of Mt Pheza, Chimanimani Mts National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Western side below small pass on quartzite ridge North of Mt Pheza, Chimanimani Mts National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Cliffortia linearifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. var. nitidula Engl. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Much-branched ericoid shrub up to c. 2m tall. Leaves 3-foliolate, clustered on short lateral shoots; leaflets up to 9 mm long, stiff, shiny, hairless, with a reddish apical tip, oblanceolate but appearing linear as the margins are distinctly rolled under almost hiding the midrib. Flowers solitary, axillary, unisexual, yellowish; petals absent. |
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| Habitat: | Along streambanks and margins of forest and ericoid scrub, often on rocky slopes. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Above 1750 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 10 December 2011 |
| Literature: |
Graham, R.A. (1960). Rosaceae FTEA Pages 41 - 42. (Includes a picture). Mendes, E.J. (1978). Rosaceae FZ 4 Pages 25 - 27. (Includes a picture). White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Page 451. in synonym with C. linearifolia |
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Flora of Mozambique: Cliffortia nitidulaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Cliffortia nitidula
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cliffortia nitidula
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cliffortia nitidula
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cliffortia nitidula
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cliffortia nitidula
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cliffortia nitidula
JSTOR Plant Science: Cliffortia nitidula
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cliffortia nitidula
Tropicos: Cliffortia nitidula
West African Plants database: Cliffortia nitidula
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