Open AccessThe genus <i>Cliffortia</i> (Rosaceae) in KwaZulu-Natal
Author(s) -
Caroline Whitehouse
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
bothalia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2311-9284
pISSN - 0006-8241
DOI - 10.4102/abc.v34i1.399
Subject(s) - floristics , cape , endemism , eucalyptus , genus , key (lock) , rosaceae , myrtaceae , circumscription , ecology , geography , biology , biodiversity , botany , taxon , archaeology , artificial intelligence , computer science
The only area of endemism for Cliffortia L. outside of the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) is centred in the northern KwaZulu- Natal Drakensberg. Eleven species of Cliffortia have been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and distribution maps are provided for each. Clarification of the circumscription of C. browniana Burtt Davy is discussed and a new species, C dracomon- tana. is described. C. paucistaminea Weim. is subdivided into two varieties: var. australis and var. paucistaniinea Comments on some of the other species that have frequently been misidentified are also provided along with a key to all the species in the area.
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