Cliftonia monophylla
Silva 2: 7. 1891 ,.
Common names: Buckwheat tree black titi
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Ptelea monophylla Lamarck in J. Lamarck and J. Poiret, Tabl. Encycl. 1: 336. 1792
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 368.
Plants to 15 m, often forming dense stands. Leaves: petiole absent or relatively short; blade bluish white abaxially, green adaxially, elliptic to oblanceolate, 2.5–10 × 1.2–1.8 cm, coriaceous, base cuneate, narrowed to petiole, apex acute to obtuse or shallowly emarginate. Flowers fragrant; petals white or pink, 6–8 mm. Fruits 5–7 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat: Acidic soils in seepage bogs ("hillside bogs," "pitcher-plant bogs"), along blackwater streams, depressions in pine savannas
Elevation: 0-100 m
Distribution
Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., S.C.
Discussion
The common name “buckwheat tree” alludes to the resemblance of the fruits with those of Fagopyrum (Polygonaceae). Cliftonia monophylla is a coastal plain endemic that forms dense patches of trees, except in sites that are burned frequently, where it is shrubby.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
... more about "Cliftonia monophylla"
hypogynous +
acute;obtuse or shallowly emarginate +
elliptic;oblanceolate +
coriaceous +
caducous +
caducous +
straight +
copious +
petaloid +
flattened +
fragrant +
bisexual +
indehiscent +
ellipsoid +
Acidic soils in seepage bogs ("hillside bogs," "pitcher-plant bogs"), along blackwater streams, depressions in pine savannas +
Present +
developing +
simple +
alternate +
prominent +
absent +
distinct +
antisepalous +
axile +
superior +
anatropous +
hypogynous +
distinct +
spatulate;obovate +
absent +
2-5-carpellate +
Silva +
absent +
absent +
ovoid +
connate +
broadly deltate;oblong +
dense +
3-5-lobed +
absent +
hollow +
Cliftonia monophylla +
Cliftonia +
species +
much-branched +
evergreen +
antisepalous +