in botany, a genus of the decandria monogynia class. The calyx is divided into five segments; the petals are five; the stigma is trid; and the capsule has three cells and three valves. There is but one species, viz., the alnifolia, a native of Carolina.

CLEVES, or Clef, the capital of the duchy of Cleve, in the circle of Westphalia, in Germany, situated near the western shore of the river Rhine: E. long. 5° 36', and N.lat. 51° 40'. It is subject to the king of Prussia.