Malesherbia turbinea
Malesherbia turbinea is a shrub native Candarave, Tacna, Peru.[1][2] It has been recorded growing near Lake Huananhuata.[3]
| Malesherbia turbinea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Malesherbia |
| Species: | M. turbinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Malesherbia turbinea | |
It can grow up to 1 meter tall, has "blood-red" flowers and white or yellow anthers.[3] While phenotypically very similar to Malesherbia haemantham, it differs phenotypically in its flowers as they do not have black boarders or black anthers which are observed in M. haemantham.[3]
It is classified as endangered due to its extremely small range.[2]
References
- "Malesherbia turbinea J.F.Macbr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
- León, B; Roque, J.; Ulloa Ulloa, C.; Pitman, N.C.A.; Jørgensen, P.M.; Cano Echevarría, A. (2007). El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú. 2 (in Spanish) (13 ed.). Revista Peruana Biol. pp. 407–408.
- Macbride, J.F. (1927). "Various Spermatophytes, mostly Peruvian from the Captain Marshall Field expeditions to Peru". Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series. 4 (5): 99–139 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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