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Malesherbia lirana atacamensis 57
Región Atacama:Tierra Amarilla, Río Figueroa.
Photo:  © K.Bull-Hereñu, www.laboratorioflores.cl, Fondecyt grant 11150847, MNHN
Malesherbia lirana atacamensis 59
Región Atacama:Tierra Amarilla, Río Figueroa.
Photo:  © K.Bull-Hereñu, www.laboratorioflores.cl, Fondecyt grant 11150847, MNHN
Malesherbia lirana atacamensis 56
Región Atacama:Tierra Amarilla, Río Figueroa.
Photo:  © K.Bull-Hereñu, www.laboratorioflores.cl, Fondecyt grant 11150847, MNHN
Malesherbia lirana atacamensis 55
Región Atacama:Tierra Amarilla, Río Figueroa.
Photo:  © K.Bull-Hereñu, www.laboratorioflores.cl, Fondecyt grant 11150847, MNHN
Malesherbia lirana atacamensis 61
Región Atacama:Tierra Amarilla, Río Figueroa.
Photo:  © K.Bull-Hereñu, www.laboratorioflores.cl, Fondecyt grant 11150847, MNHN
Malesherbia lirana atacamensis 63
Región Atacama:Tierra Amarilla, Río Figueroa .
Photo:  © K.Bull-Hereñu, www.laboratorioflores.cl, Fondecyt grant 11150847, MNHN
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Passifloraceae

Malesherbia lirana Gay var. atacamensis Bull-Hereñu

Place of Publication

Phytotaxa 468(1): 35 (2020)

Type citation

CHILE. Atacama Region: Cordillera Cerro Pulido, ca. 3500 m, January 1926, E. Werdermann 956 (holotype E00130066!, isotypes F568953!, CONC55631!, CONC13815,! CONC13814!, SI, NY, UC, LIL, GH, US).

References

  • Bull-Hereñu (2020)

    Bull-Hereñu, K. 2020. The genus Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav. (Passifloraceae) in Chile. Phytotaxa 468 (1): 1-44

Iconography

  • Bull-Hereñu (2020): figs. 7 b,e,h,k

Regions

Atacama

Habitat

Desert and Andean desert

Distribution and habitat

Found on the slopes of the Andes in the Atacama Region above 3000 m

Distribution

  • Malesherbia lirana var. atacamensis Bull-Hereñu
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Descriptions

  • Bull-Hereñu (2020)

Habit

Perennial herb, stems 8-35 cm long

Key characteristics

Differs from M. lirana var liriana in its more robust, taller and ascendant stems, its oblong to lance-shaped leaves, it has more than one flower per flowering stem, and shorter corona of a yellowish tone (Bull-Hereñu, 2020).