Place of Publication
Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale 2: 420 (1821)
Type citation
CHILE. Without locality, J.Dombey s.n. (holotype P!; isotype F 894736!)
Synonyms
- Dispeltophorus crassifolius Lehm.
- Menonvillea linearis DC. var. trifida
- Menonvillea linearis DC. var. virgata
- Menonvillea robustula Steud.
- Menonvillea trifida Phil.
- Menonvillea virgata Phil.
References
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de Candolle (1821)
de Candolle, A.P 1821. Regni vegetabilis systema naturale, sive Ordines, genera et species plantarum secundum methodi naturalis normas digestarum et descriptarum, 2
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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):
Iconography
- Salariato et al. (2014): fig. 17
Regions
Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Metropolitana, Del General Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, Maule and Biobío
Distribution and habitat
A very widely distributed species from the Region of Coquimbo to that of Los Ríos. It grows at a wide range of elevations between sea level and 800 m and as high as 2300 m.
Descriptions
- Salariato et al. (2014)
Habit
Perennials with deep roots and woody at base. Stems (13−)20−45(−60) cm tall.
Key characteristics
This species shows a considerable variation in basal leaf morphology and has leaves either entire and filiform to linear or broadly trifid to 3-lobed.
Notes
Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.