Place of Publication
Contr. Gray Herb. 177: 36 (1955)
Type citation
CHILE. [Región del Maule]. Desembocadura del Río Maule, cerca de Constitución, R. Azocart s.n. (holotype SGO 63962!).
Synonyms
References
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Rollins (1955)
Rollins, R.C.
1955. A revisionary study of the genus Menonvillea (Cruciferae). Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 177: 3-57
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Salariato et al. (2014)
Salariato, D.L.
,
Zuloaga , F.O.
and
Al-Shehbaz, I.A.
2014. A revision of the genus Menonvillea (Cremolobeae, Brassicaceae). Phytotaxa 162(4):
Regions
Valparaíso,
Metropolitana and
Maule
Distribution and habitat
Distributed from Region Valparaíso (rov. San Antonio) to Region Maule (Constitución) where it occurs in sandy areas at elevations up 150 m
Descriptions
Habit
Perennial with a woody base with stems 10−35 cm tall. Flowers mainly from September to December, and less frequently until February (Solariato, 2014)
Key characteristics
This species is morphologically related to M. purpurea, from which it differs by having spathulate to narrowly oblanceolate undivided leaves, longer fruiting pedicels, and compact fruiting racemes (Solariato, 2014).
Notes
Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.
