Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
filicauloides
ID:
1017708

Status:
valid

Authors:
Weim.

Source:
rjp

Year:
1933

Citation Micro:
Bot. Not. 1933: 146 (1933)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001017046

Common Names

  • Cliffortia filicauloides
  • Cliffortia Filicauloides
  • Cliffortia Filicauloides

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Description

Cliffortia filicauloides (also called Thread-Stem-Like Cliffortia, among many other common names) is a shrub or small tree, up to 5 m tall, with a dense, rounded crown. It is native to South Africa and is found in rocky areas, scrub and woodland. It has simple, alternate leaves, which are usually oblong to elliptic and up to 8 cm long.

Uses & Benefits

Cliffortia filicauloides is used for its ornamental value in gardens and as a medicinal plant. It is also used as a source of food for livestock.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Cliffortia filicauloides is white and small, with five petals. The seed is small and black, and the seedlings are small and green.

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Where to Find Cliffortia filicauloides

Cliffortia filicauloides can be found in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Species in the Cliffortia genus

Cliffortia polygonifolia, Cliffortia acockii, Cliffortia aculeata, Cliffortia acutifolia, Cliffortia alata, Cliffortia arborea, Cliffortia burgersii, Cliffortia conifera, Cliffortia ericifolia, Cliffortia geniculata, Cliffortia hantamensis, Cliffortia nivenioides, Cliffortia strigosa, Cliffortia ericaefolia, Cliffortia reniformis, Cliffortia schlechteri, Cliffortia acanthophylla, Cliffortia ceresana, Cliffortia denticulata, Cliffortia recurvata, Cliffortia oligodonta, Cliffortia prionota, Cliffortia dichotoma, Cliffortia anthospermoides, Cliffortia cruciata, Cliffortia ferricola, Cliffortia weimarckii, Cliffortia amplexistipula, Cliffortia apiculata, Cliffortia arcuata, Cliffortia atrata, Cliffortia baccans, Cliffortia brevifolia, Cliffortia browniana, Cliffortia burchellii, Cliffortia carinata, Cliffortia castanea, Cliffortia cervicornu, Cliffortia complanata, Cliffortia concinna, Cliffortia crassinervis, Cliffortia crenata, Cliffortia crenulata, Cliffortia cristata, Cliffortia cuneata, Cliffortia curvifolia, Cliffortia cymbifolia, Cliffortia densa, Cliffortia dentata, Cliffortia discolor,

Species in the Rosaceae family

Acaena macrocephala, Acaena antarctica, Acaena argentea, Acaena boliviana, Acaena buchananii, Acaena echinata, Acaena agnipila, Acaena cylindristachya, Acaena confertissima, Acaena eupatoria, Acaena integerrima, Acaena leptacantha, Acaena ovina, Acaena magellanica, Acaena masafuerana, Acaena patagonica, Acaena tenera, Acaena platyacantha, Acaena pumila, Acaena splendens, Acaena stricta, Acaena stangii, Acaena trifida, Acaena pallida, Acaena caespitosa, Acaena saccaticupula, Acaena subincisa, Acaena hirsutula, Acaena fissistipula, Acaena glabra, Acaena tesca, Acaena juvenca, Acaena emittens, Acaena dumicola, Acaena profundeincisa, Acaena minor, Acaena alpina, Acaena montana, Acaena myriophylla, Acaena poeppigiana, Acaena anserovina, Acaena sericea, Acaena latebrosa, Acaena sarmentosa, Acaena elongata, Acaena exigua, Acaena rorida, Acaena novae-zelandiae, Acaena pinnatifida, Acaena inermis,

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