Cliftonia

Cliftonia monophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): 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.

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