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Malesherbia corallina

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Malesherbia corallina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Malesherbia
Species:
M. corallina
Binomial name
Malesherbia corallina
Range of M. corallina as of 2023

Malesherbia corallina, a member of Malesherbia (Passifloraceae), is a subshrub native to the deserts and dry shrubland of Tarapacá Chile.[1] It was originally identified in 2003 by Mélica Muñoz-Schick and Pinto, and is considered very rare with less than 20 plants documented.[2]

It has bright red flowers, velvety leaves, is gray with numerous stems, and can grow to be 40 cm tall.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Malesherbia corallina Muñoz-Schick & R.Pinto | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  2. ^ a b Muñoz-Schick, Melica; Pinto, Rachel (2003). "New species of malesherbia for the flora of Chile: malesherbia corallina m. Munoz et r. pinto (malesherbiaceae)". Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural History. Chile (52): 45–49.
  3. ^ "Malesherbia corallina M. Muñoz & R. Pinto | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-16.