View source for Cliftonia ← Cliftonia You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Cliftonia |accepted_authority=Banks ex C. F. Gaertner |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Suppl. Carp., |place=246, plate 225, fig. 5. 1807 , }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Cyrillaceae;Cliftonia |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Cyrillaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Cliftonia]]</div></div> |etymology=For William Clifton, vital dates unknown, first attorney general of Georgia (1754–1764), later Chief Justice of West Florida |volume=Volume 8 |mention_page=page 367 |treatment_page=page 368 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism growth form;whole_organism duration;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism growth form"><b>Shrubs </b>or trees, evergreen, often much-branched from base.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="petiole presence;petiole presence"><b>Leaves:</b> petiole present or absent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="midrib prominence">blade with prominent midrib and nearly imperceptible lateral-veins on both surfaces.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="inflorescence development;inflorescence some measurement"><b>Inflorescences </b>produced at distal ends of branchlets of previous season, developing before shoot growth of current season begins, 2–6 cm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="bract duration">bract caducous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="bracteole duration;bracteole quantity"><b>Pedicels:</b> bracteoles caducous, 2.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="sepal shape;apex shape"><b>Flowers:</b> sepals broadly deltate to oblong, apex obtuse to rounded;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="petal shape;base shape;apex shape">petals spatulate to obovate, base weakly clawed, apex rounded;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="stamen quantity;whorl quantity;whorl position;outer whorl quantity">stamens 10, in 2 whorls of 5, outer whorl antisepalous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="filament shape;filament architecture">filaments basally flattened and petaloid;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="ovary architecture or structure in adjective form">ovary 3–5-locular;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="ovule quantity">ovules 1 per locule;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="stigma shape">stigma 3–5-lobed.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="fruit architecture;fruit architecture;fruit shape"><b>Fruits </b>samaralike, 2–5-winged, broadly ellipsoid.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="seed presence;seed quantity"><b>Seeds </b>usually absent, sometimes 1–5.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=se United States |discussion=<p>Species 1: se United States.</p><!-- --><p>Species 1</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Cliftonia |authority=Banks ex C. F. Gaertner |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Cyrillaceae |distribution=se United States |reference=None |publication title=Suppl. Carp., |publication year= |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V8/V8_710.xml |genus=Cliftonia |apex shape=rounded;obtuse;rounded |base shape=clawed |bract duration=caducous |bracteole duration=caducous |bracteole quantity=2 |filament architecture=petaloid |filament shape=flattened |fruit architecture=2-5-winged;samaralike |fruit shape=ellipsoid |inflorescence development=developing |inflorescence some measurement=2cm;6cm |midrib prominence=prominent |outer whorl quantity=5 |ovary architecture or structure in adjective form=3-5-locular |ovule quantity=1 |petal shape=spatulate;obovate |petiole presence=absent;absent |seed presence=absent |seed quantity=1;5 |sepal shape=broadly deltate;oblong |stamen quantity=10 |stigma shape=3-5-lobed |whole_organism architecture=much-branched;much-branched |whole_organism duration=evergreen;evergreen |whole_organism growth form=tree;shrub |whorl position=antisepalous |whorl quantity=2 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Cyrillaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Cyrillaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Cliftonia.