Place of Publication
Phytotaxa 468(1): 30 (2020)
Type citation
CHILE. Atacama Region: Quebrada de Puquios, desierto de Atacama, 1865, F. Geisse jr. 1865 (lectotype, designated by Bull-Hereñu) SGO041150!, isolectotype. SGO052435!, CONC31572!).
Synonyms
References
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Bull-Hereñu (2020)
Bull-Hereñu, K. 2020. The genus Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav. (Passifloraceae) in Chile. Phytotaxa 468 (1): 1-44
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Ricardi (1967)
Ricardi , M. 1967. Revisión taxonómica de las Malesherbiaceas. Gayana. Botánica 16:3-139
Iconography
- Bull-Hereñu (2020): figs. 6 d,h,l,p
Regions
Habitat
Semidesert and Semiarid Andean cordillera
Distribution and habitat
Grows in the middle latitudinal range of the species mostly in the Paipote and San Andrés Ravines above 1000m (Bull-Hereñu, 2020).
Descriptions
- Bull-Hereñu (2020)
Habit
Subshrub to 80 cm tall.
Key characteristics
Differs from var. solanoides and var. rugosa by having white flowers (vs. light blue to violet). It differs from var. ovata (which also has white flowers) by having oblong to lance-shaped leaves (vs. egg-shaped (ovoid) to oblong) that area almost hairless (vs. dense matted hairs)