Cliftonia

Genus of trees

Cliftonia
Conservation status

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Cyrillaceae
Genus: Cliftonia
Banks ex C.F.Gaertn.
Species:
C. monophylla
Binomial name
Cliftonia monophylla
(Lam.) Britton
Natural range of Cliftonia monophylla
Close-up of natural range of Cliftonia monophylla

Cliftonia monophylla, the buck-wheat tree, buckwheat tree or black titi, is a tree native to the southeastern United States. It is the sole species in the genus Cliftonia.

References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 - Cliftonia monophylla, Buckwheat-tree". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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Taxon identifiers
Cliftonia
Cliftonia monophylla
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