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]
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| Figure of M. fasciculata in J. Lindley's book The Vegetable Kingdom. Page 335, figure CCXXVIII. Published 1853. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Malesherbia |
| Species: | M. fasciculata
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Gynopleura fasciculata M.Roem. | |
M. fasciculata was one of the species selected for the 1000 Plant Transcriptome project.[4]
Varieties edit
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 edit
- ^ "Malesherbia fasciculata D.Don | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bull-Hereñu, Kester (2020). "Notas Acerca de La Nueva Clasificación de Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav. (Passifloraceae) Para Chile" (PDF). Chloris Chilensis. 23 (2): 1–33.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Malesherbia fasciculata D. Don var. fasciculata | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ a b c "Malesherbia fasciculata var. glandulosa Ricardi | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
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