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Malesherbia
Malesherbia is a genus of flowering plants consisting of about 27 species in the Passifloraceae. This is a xerophytic group endemic to the Peruvian and Chilean deserts and adjacent Argentina. The genus is currently recognized by the APG III system of classification in the Passifloraceae family, but was formerly recognized as the sole genus of the family Malesherbiaceae.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Cyanpetala
sectionCyanpetala
Parvistella
sectionParvistella
Xeromontana
sectionXeromontana
Albitomenta
sectionAlbitomenta
Section Malesherbia
sectionMalesherbia
Malesherbia arequipensis
speciesMalesherbia arequipensis
Malesherbia angustisecta
speciesMalesherbia angustisecta
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 563554.