Place of Publication
Gayana, Bot.16: 110, f. 29D–E (1967)
Type citation
CHILE. Coquimbo Region: Serón Estancia, pleno campo, 23 November 1957, C. Jiles 3296 (holotype CONC31878!)
References
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Ricardi (1967)
Ricardi , M. 1967. Revisión taxonómica de las Malesherbiaceas. Gayana. Botánica 16:3-139
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Bull-Hereñu (2020)
Bull-Hereñu, K. 2020. The genus Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav. (Passifloraceae) in Chile. Phytotaxa 468 (1): 1-44
Regions
Habitat
Semidesert and Semiarid Andean cordillera
Distribution and habitat
Only known from a single collection in the Coquimbo Region at the Hurtado river basin in pre-Andean slopes at 1000 m.
Descriptions
- Ricardi (1967)
Habit
Subshrub, stems 40–90 cm tall
Key characteristics
Differs from var. fasciculata by having matted hairs, leaves and bracts lined with glandular hairs and glandular hairs at the apex of the sepals. The flowering stems have a single flower.