dcsimg

Description

provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
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.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cliffortia Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=658
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
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