The Endemic Plants of Chile

Place of Publication

Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17(3): 419, pl.19, f.2. (1836)

Type citation

Coquimbo, Chili. Lord Colchester, Cuming n° 904 (holotype: K cb 000532032, isotypes:s BM, TCD).

Synonyms

• Chorizanthe humilis Phil.
• Chorizanthe parviflora Phil.
• Chorizanthe pauciflora Phil.
• Chorizanthe tenuis Phil.
• Chorizanthe vaginata Benth. var.  arida

References

• Bentham (1836)

  Bentham, G. 1836. On the Erigonieae, A Tribe of the order Polygonaceae. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 17(3): 401-420

• Teillier et al (2019)

  Teillier, S , Macaya-Berti, J and Novoa, J 2019. Revisión de Chorizanthe R. Br. ex Benth. (Polygonaceae) en Chile. Gayana Botánica 79(1) 34-60

Iconography

• Teillier et al (2019): Fig. 6

Regions

Atacama and Coquimbo

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Distribution and habitat

It occurs from Huasco, (Atacama Region), to the Fray Jorge National Park in the Coquimbo Region

Distribution

• Chorizanthe glabrescens Benth.
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Descriptions

• Teillier et al (2019)

Habit

Subshrub with long stems (rarely procumbent or ascending), 5-40 cm long.