Cliftonia
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.
Cliftonia | |
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Scientific 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 |
References
- "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 - Cliftonia monophylla, Buckwheat-tree". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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