Malesherbia fasciculata
Figure of M. fasciculata in J. Lindley's book The Vegetable Kingdom. Page 335, figure CCXXVIII. Published 1853.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Malesherbia
Species:
M. fasciculata
Binomial name
Malesherbia fasciculata
Synonyms

Gynopleura fasciculata M.Roem.

Malesherbia fasciculata is a subshrub that is native to the subtropics of Northern and Central Chile.[1] The flowers of M. fasciculata are white with red sepals, dark purple anthers, and are globular in shape.[2][3]

M. fasciculata was one of the species selected for the 1000 Plant Transcriptome project.[4]

Varieties

There are two varieties of M. fasciculata; var. fasciculata and var. glandulosa.

M. fasciculata var. fasciculata (D.don) is found in Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Metropolitana and Del General Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins in a variety of biomes.[5]

M. fasciculata var. glandulosa (Ricardi) is much more localized, having only been identified at the Hurtado river's basin within the Coquimbo region.[6]

The varieties differ from each other by the number of flowers formed on each stem, var. fasciculata will have 3-7 flowers whereas var. glandulosa has a single flower per stem.[5][6] Additionally, var. glandulosa has matted hairs and glandular hairs on the leaves and apex of sepals.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Malesherbia fasciculata D.Don | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  2. ↑ Bull-Hereñu, Kester; Ronse De Craene, Louis P. (2020-07-08). "Ontogenetic Base for the Shape Variation of Flowers in Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav. (Passifloraceae)". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8: 202. doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.00202. ISSN 2296-701X.
  3. ↑ Bull-Hereñu, Kester (2020). "Notas Acerca de La Nueva Clasificación de Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav. (Passifloraceae) Para Chile" (PDF). Chloris Chilensis. 23 (2): 1–33.
  4. ↑ One Thousand Plant Transcriptomes Initiative (2019-10-31). "One thousand plant transcriptomes and the phylogenomics of green plants". Nature. 574 (7780): 679–685. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1693-2. ISSN 0028-0836. PMC 6872490. PMID 31645766.
  5. 1 2 "Malesherbia fasciculata D. Don var. fasciculata | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  6. 1 2 3 "Malesherbia fasciculata var. glandulosa Ricardi | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-19.


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