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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 South Africa (mainly in the Cape mountains) Mozambique: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| linearifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. | MS | Description, Image |
| nitidula (Engl.) R.E. & T.C.E. Fr. | MS | Description, Image |
| serpyllifolia Cham. & Schltdl. | MS | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Cliffortia:
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Flora of Burundi: CliffortiaFlora of Malawi: Cliffortia
Flora of Zambia: Cliffortia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cliffortia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CliffortiaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cliffortia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cliffortia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cliffortia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cliffortia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cliffortia
JSTOR Plant Science: Cliffortia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cliffortia
Plants of the World Online: Cliffortia
Tropicos: Cliffortia
Wikipedia: Cliffortia
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