PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / ROSALES / ROSACEAE / ROSOIDEAE / SANGUISORBEAE / CLIFFORTIA / CLIFFORTIA / SERICEA
Short to medium erect shrub, up to 1.2 m high, killed by fire; densely divaricately branched, forming brachyblasts. Young stems 0.6-1.3 mm wide, tinged reddish, hairy; stem hairs adpressed upwards to spreading, 0.2-1.4 mm long. Leaves trifoliolate; leaflets elliptic, 3.5-6.6 x 0.7-1.8 mm; apex acute to rounded, 0.1-0.3 mm long; margins flat, entire and smooth; lamina chartaceous, 0.1-0.5 mm thick, midrib prominent beneath, curved upwards and towards the stem to almost straight, densely silky hairy above, hairy all over beneath, hairs 0.1-1.4 mm long; sheath 1.0-2.6 mm long, abaxially hairy, adaxially with scattered adpressed hairs or glabrous except for fringe of hairs at apex; stipules 1.0-2.3 mm long, free, margins smooth to ciliate; petiole absent. Flowers solitary in axils of undifferentiated leaves; bracteoles hairy; sepals 3, hairy on outside. Male flowers with bracteoles 3.5-4.6 mm long; pedicel 0.4-0.9 mm long, glabrous; sepals broadly ovate, 4.4-5.1 x 1.6-2.3 mm, acute to acuminate at the apex; stamens 6-9; filaments 5.8-8.4 mm long, red; anthers brownish red. Female flowers with bracteoles 3.2-5.0 mm long, longer than immature receptacle; sepals broadly ovate, 2.2-3.8 x 0.8-1.5 mm, recurved; carpel 1; stigma 3.8-6.4 mm long, red, feathery, prominent above leaves; immature receptacle 1.4-3.6 x 0.8-1.9 mm, glabrous, clearly ribbed. Achene ellipsoid to oblong, sometimes slightly flattened, 3.5-4.6 x 1.4-2.6 mm, red to reddish brown, glabrous; 6-winged, 3 wings strongly incurved, 3 wings shorter, often slightly crested, wings incurved; elaiosome swollen around base. From: Whitehouse, CM. 2021. A monograph on the genus Cliffortia. Strelitzia 43: 1-477. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Silky, monoecious or dioecious shrub to 60 cm. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets linear-lanceolate, sericeous, 4-6 mm long. Flowers: male: stamens 9; female: receptacle ± 4 mm long, fusiform, 3-winged, wings adpressed to receptacle. From: Fellingham, AC. 2012. Rosaceae: Cliffortia L. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 692-700. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Erect, monoecious or dioecious shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets flat, oblanceolate, densely grey-hairy, 3-5 x 1 mm. Flowers: male: unknown; female: fusiform, 6-winged: 3 low wings recurved and 3 high wings adpressed or patent. From: Fellingham, AC. 2012. Rosaceae: Cliffortia L. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 692-700. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Cliffortia lanata Weim.
Frutex erectus ramosus; rami et ramuli juniores dense cinereo-villosi; internodia 3-6 mm longa; ramuli abbreviati 2-4 mm longi densissime foliati. Folia 3-foliolata; vagina amplectens 1-1.5 mm longa dorso dense pilosa ceterum parce pilosa vel prope glabra; stipulae ca. 1 mm longae triangulares acutae-acuminatae glabrae; foliola inter se similia 3-5 mm longa ca. 1 mm lata oblanceolata densissime cinereo-lanuginosa. Flores [male] ignoti. Flores [female] sessiles: bracteolae amplectentes 2.5-3 mm longae carinatae acutae dorso et apice lanuginosae ceterum glabrae; receptaculum non plane maturum 2 mm longum fusiforme 6-alatum, alis tribus altioribus recurvatis, tribus humilioribus adpressis-prominentibus; sepala 4 (vel etiam 3?) ca. 2 mm longa erecto-patentia obovato-oblonga extus sub apice lanuginosa; stigma e receptaculo ca. 3 mm prominens rubrum. From: Weimarck, AH. 1948. The genus Cliffortia, a taxonomical survey. Bot. Not. 90(2): 167-203. [All rights reserved] As: Cliffortia lanata Weim.
Fruticulus c. 0.5 m altus ramosus. Rami dense vel parce cano-sericei, internodiis c. 5 mm longis; ramuli abbreviati c. 5 mm longi densissime foliati. Folia 3-foliolata; vagina 1-2.5 mm longa amplectens extus dense cano-sericea-prope glabra, stipulis triangularibus 1-1.5 mm longis acuminatis; foliola similia 4-6 mm longa 0.8-1.5 mm lata lineari-lanceolata-lanceolata, nervo medio subtus crasso prominente, utrinque dense-parce cano-sericea. Flores [male] sessiles, brateolis 2.5-4 mm longis scariosis acutis basibus breviter pilosis; sepala 3 ovato-oblongo 3-4 mm longa acuta obscure 3-nervosa extus glabra vel parce pilosula; stamina 9, antheris 0.7-0.8 mm, filamentis c. 5 mm longis. Flores [female] brevissime pedicellati, bracteolis ut in [male]; receptaculum c. 4 mm longum anguste fusiforme late 3-alatum, alis receptaculo adpressis fuscis glabris nitidis; sepala 3, 2-3 mm longa cernua acuta extus sub apice parce pilosa; stigma e receptaculo c. 4 mm prominens ramosissimum rubiginosum; achenium c. 3.5 mm longum anguste fusiforme curvatum stramineum laeve. From: Weimarck, AH. 1934. Monograph of the genus Cliffortia. Hákan Ohlsson, Lund. [All rights reserved]
Very similar to Cliffortia polygonifolia var. polygonifolia, but greyish white in colour due to the long silky hairs on the leaves. C. lanata was identified based upon the even more densely hairy leaves, but under C. sericea, comments were made on the wide range of variation found within the species and it appears that Compton 8828 (NBG) is just at one extreme of that scale. At the other end of the scale, with less densely hairy leaves, are plants from Houw Hoek, that were identified as crosses with C. polygonifolia. Cliffortia sericea appears to begin flowering slightly earlier than C. polygonifolia and has a longer season. From: Whitehouse, CM. 2021. A monograph on the genus Cliffortia. Strelitzia 43: 1-477. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
C. lanata is a distinct type very much deviating from the other species of the section. The leaflets are entire and densely lanate with greyish white hairs. The species is on that account rather similar to certain forms of C. eriocephalina, a feature mentioned by the discoverer. The fruits are not fully ripe. As in C. polygonifolia and allied species the receptacles have 3 high, recurved wings. Furthermore, there occur 3 low wings alternating with the higher ones. From: Weimarck, AH. 1948. The genus Cliffortia, a taxonomical survey. Bot. Not. 90(2): 167-203. [All rights reserved] As: Cliffortia lanata Weim.
Acidic sands from Table Mountain Series, clayish soil from shale bands of Table Mountain Series and clay soils from Bokkeveld Series, full sun, well-drained soils. From: Whitehouse, CM. 2021. A monograph on the genus Cliffortia. Strelitzia 43: 1-477. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
High rocky slopes. From: Fellingham, AC. 2012. Rosaceae: Cliffortia L. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 692-700. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Cliffortia lanata Weim.
Mountain slopes. From: Fellingham, AC. 2012. Rosaceae: Cliffortia L. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 692-700. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
In the littoral regions it seems to go down to an altitude of 400 ft., whereas in the interior of the country it keeps to a level of from 1000 ft. (or slightly lower) to 2000 ft. From: Weimarck, AH. 1934. Monograph of the genus Cliffortia. Hákan Ohlsson, Lund. [All rights reserved]
Koue Bokkeveld south to Sir Lowry's Pass and east along the Riviersonderend Mountains, with outliers on Caledon Swartberg, Shaw's Mountain and around Elim, and inland on the Waboomsberg near Montagu. From: Whitehouse, CM. 2021. A monograph on the genus Cliffortia. Strelitzia 43: 1-477. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Du Toitskloof Mtns. From: Fellingham, AC. 2012. Rosaceae: Cliffortia L. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 692-700. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Cliffortia lanata Weim.
Tulbagh to Elim. From: Fellingham, AC. 2012. Rosaceae: Cliffortia L. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 692-700. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
C. sericea occurs in only a few districts in the south-west Cape. From: Weimarck, AH. 1934. Monograph of the genus Cliffortia. Hákan Ohlsson, Lund. [All rights reserved]
April to November
100 to 1850 m
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Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Published in: Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 2: 269 (1836)
Type: South Africa, Western Cape, Tulbagh District, Tulbagh Waterfall, Dec., Ecklon & Zeyher 1746 (S, holo.; B, C, SAM, iso.)
Cliffortia polycephala E.Mey. & Harv.
Published in: Fl. Cap. [Harvey & Sonder] 2: 302 (1862)
Type: South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon District, Genadendal, Drège ‘C. polycephala E.M.’ (K, holo.; B, HBG, REG, S, TUB, iso.)
Cliffortia lanata Weim.
Published in: Bot. Not.: 187 (1948)
Type: South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester District, Brandvlei Kop, 2 June 1940, Compton 8828 (NBG, holo.)
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Rosales
FAMILY Rosaceae
SUBFAMILY Rosoideae
TRIBE Sanguisorbeae
GENUS Cliffortia
SUBGENUS Cliffortia
SPECIES sericea
37 results for Cliffortia sericea Eckl. & Zeyh.
Year
Barcode: PRE0830552-0 Collector(s) & number: Meyer, JJ, 741 | 1994-10-4
South Africa, Western Cape, Wolseley: Watervalsberg; Kluitjieskraal bosboustasie. 33°26'10,5"S 19°08'30,7"E
General notes: Fynbos. Klipperige sandgrond. Goeie dreinering. Vol son. Aspek: Wes. Helling: steil. Nie bewei. Plant hoogte: 60 cm. Blaartjies grys-groen en kom in groepe voor. Volop.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0018095-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, 8828 | 1940-6-2
South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester. Brand Vlei Kop.
General notes: Male.
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Barcode: NBG1548188-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 9935 | 2020-11-14
South Africa, Western Cape, Western Riviersonderend Mountains; upper SW slopes of Olifantsberg.
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Barcode: PRE0782383-0 Collector(s) & number: Bean, PA, 2115 | 1989-11-12
South Africa, Western Cape, Waboomsberg
General notes: N.W. facing slope. Shallow sand over bedrock. Rounded silvery, reseeding shrub up to 1m tall. Styles deep red. Ex Saas.
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Barcode: NBG0250254-0 Collector(s) & number: Whitehouse, C, 279 | 2001-10-18
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. Riviersonderend mountains, Galberg along jeep track to radio mast, just before plateau shelf on N side. 34°00'S 19°41'E.
General notes: Alt. 1220 m. In deep sand near water course. Plant height : 50 cm tall. Male and female flowers and achenes. Stigma red, male sepals reddish tinged, anthers reddish brown, filaments red. Reseeder.
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Barcode: NBG1537040-0 Collector(s) & number: Taylor, H.C., 11065 | 1984-9-19
South Africa, Western Cape, Sneeuberg Hut vicinity, Cedarberg. Cedarberg plots S of Jeeptrack.
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Barcode: PRE0444241-0 Collector(s) & number: Leighton, FM, 921 | 1945-1-2
South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIST.; SIR LOWRYS PASS; TOP OF SIR LOWRYS PASS.
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Barcode: NBG0198423-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 3057 | 2004-7-29
South Africa, Western Cape, Robertson. Riviersonderend Mountains, 3 km NE of Pilaarkop.
General notes: Fynbos biome. Mountain slope. Well-drained, sandy, stony soil. Sandstone. Full sun. NE aspect. No biotic effect seen. Shrub. Stigmas brownish. Reseeder. Flowers present. Fruit present. Plant height 0.4 m. Fairly common. Veld ±11 years old.
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Barcode: PRE0784639-0 Collector(s) & number: Durand, BJ, 298 | 1977-11-16
South Africa, Western Cape, Groot Winterhoek State Forest Perdevlei
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0444245-0 Collector(s) & number: Thompson, MF, 228 | 1966-10-5
South Africa, Cape Province, FRANSCHHOEK PASS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0738000-0 Collector(s) & number: Oliver, EGH, 9007 | 1987-9-8
South Africa, Western Cape, JONASKOP; UPPER NE SLOPES. LEVEL SANDY AREA BETWEEN LARGE TMS BOULDERS.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0269081-0 Collector(s) & number: Oliver, EGH, 10393 | 1993-9-29
South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester District: Jonaskop; Middle North Eastern area, Jonasplaats.
General notes: Erect plants.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0444246-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 15513 | 1949-9-26
South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIST.; FRANSCHHOEK PASS; TOP OF FRANSCH HOEK PASS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0698238-0 Collector(s) & number: Bolus, H, 6992 | 1895-9-
South Africa, Western Cape, FRENCH HOEK; IN MNTS.
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Barcode: PRE0444395-0 Collector(s) & number: Thompson, MF, 1470 | 1972-9-28
South Africa, Cape Province, PORTERVILLE MT; KROMBOSKLOOF; SUMMIT OF RIDGE ABOVE KROMBOSKLOOF
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0444247-0 Collector(s) & number: Schlechter, FRR, 7272 | 1896-1-17
South Africa, Western Cape, SIR LOWRYS PASS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0458510-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 15718 | 1949-9-11
South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester Div., Du Toits kloof; Elands kloof off Du Toits kloof.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0200061-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 2843 | 2003-10-4
South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester. Slanghoek Valley, N of Rawsonville, Witte Else River 393.
General notes: Fynbos biome. Breede Alluvial Fynbos vegetation. Valley. Well-drained, gravel, sandy soil. Sandstone. Full sun. No slope. No biotic effect seen. Shrub. Stigmas dark, almost black. Flowers present. Plant height 0.5 m. Uncommon on sandy gravels, on alluvial terrace.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0207889-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 4169 | 2006-10-7
South Africa, Western Cape, Clanwilliam. ± 13 km N Pakhuis Pass, Along Klipopmekaar stream, Verkeerde Valley 186. 32°04'26.2"S: 18°59'00.9"E.
General notes: Fynbos biome. Plain. Moist/damp sandy and blackturf soil. Sandstone. Full sun. No biotic effect seen. Shrub. Common along streams. Veld 2 years old. Plant height: 1.2 m.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0444250-0 Collector(s) & number: Schlechter, FRR, 4804 | 1894-7-3
South Africa, Western Cape, SIR LOWRYS PASS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0444394-0 Collector(s) & number: Boucher, C, 2273 | 1973-10-8
South Africa, Western Cape, FRENCH HOEK PASS SUM; PARKING AREA
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0252872-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 5250 | 2008-1-21
South Africa, Western Cape, 13 km N of Arniston, Rietfontein 174, along road to Airbase. 34°34'23.6" S; 20°13'11.4" E.
General notes: Fynbos biome. Plain. Well-drained, sandy soil. Shale. Calcrete. Full sun. No slope. Roadside. Shrub. Reseeder. Flowers absent. Fruit present. Plant height 0.5 m. Uncommon. Shale/limestone ecotone.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0784680-0 Collector(s) & number: Haynes, RA, H 114 | 1969-6-10
South Africa, Western Cape, Tulbagh Zevenfontein Nature Reserve between Kluitjieskraal & Zevenfontein
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0199694-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 1890 | 2000-10-26
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon. About 11 km NNE of Botrivier, Farm Paarde Valley 266, known as Stelkloof. E of main road, just south of Steilkloof. Altitude: 200-320 m.
General notes: Renosterveld on shale. Aspect mainly SW, with some steep gulleys. Over 100ha of veld >30 years old, and about 50ha burned 1999. Moderate grazing pressure. Shrub to 1.0 m. Common in moist SE gulley. Botanical Society Cape Lowlands Project.
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Barcode: PRE0444248-0 Collector(s) & number: Schlechter, FRR, 4804 | 1894-7-3
South Africa, Western Cape, SIR LOWRYS PASS
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Barcode: PRE0789114-0 Collector(s) & number: Bean, PA, 2115 | 1989-11-12
South Africa, Western Cape, Waboomsberg.
General notes: Ex Herbarium Stellenbosch (STE). Det: A. Fellingham
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0444242-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, 1411 | 1927-8-20
South Africa, Western Cape, TULBAGH; MTS. NR TULBAGH
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
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2021
SERIES
A monograph on the genus Cliffortia Whitehouse, CMStrelitzia 43: 1-477
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Rosaceae: Cliffortia L. Fellingham, ACIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 692-700
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
1948
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
The genus Cliffortia, a taxonomical survey Weimarck, AHBotaniska Notiser 90(2)167-203
1934
No results found for Cliffortia sericea Eckl. & Zeyh.
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