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Passifloraceae

Malesherbia tocopillana Ricardi

Place of Publication

Gayana, Bot.16: 48–51, f.12. (1967)

Type citation

Chile, II Región, Prov. Tocopilla, Tocopilla, IIIquebrada, F. Jaffuel 2535/2588, X-1932 (GH, SGO [FJ 2535] isotypus!)

References

  • Ricardi (1967)

    Ricardi , M. 1967. Revisión taxonómica de las Malesherbiaceas. Gayana. Botánica 16:3-139

  • Bull-Hereñu (2020)

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

Iconography

  • Ricardi (1967): 12 a-d

Regions

Antofagasta

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Distribution and habitat

Only known from the surroundings of Tocopilla in ravines and slopes of the coastal desert between 150–400 m above sea level (Bull-Hereñu, 2020).

Descriptions

  • Ricardi (1967)
  • Bull-Hereñu (2020)

Habit

Subshrub to 50 cm tall