Cliftonia


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Noun1.Cliftonia - one species: titi
genus Cliftonia
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
cyrilla family, Cyrilliaceae, family Cyrilliaceae, titi family - shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia
buckwheat tree, Cliftonia monophylla, titi - tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers
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This specimen resembles shells of Cliftonia, but is too fragmentary for taxonomic identification.
New Hirnantian orthide brachiopods from the type section of the Porkuni Stage (Porkuni quarry, northeastern Estonia)/Hirnantia uued ortiidsed brahhiopoodid Porkuni lademe tuuplabiloikest (Porkuni murd Kirde-Eestis)
Neyland 1189 Outgroup Cliftonia monophylla (Lam.)Britt.
The phylogenetic position of subfamily Monotropoideae (Ericaceae) inferred from large ribosomal subunit (26S) rRNA gene DNA sequences
The shrub layer is dense, with Cyrilla racemiflora, Leucotheo axillaris, Lyonia lucida, Lyonia ligustrina, Clethra alnifolia, Cliftonia monophylla, Ilex glabra, Persea palustris, Viburnum nudum, and Azalea uiscosum.
The ethno- and Research History of the Lake Louise Field Station, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

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