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Malesherbia fasciculata

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Malesherbia fasciculata
Figure of M. fasciculata in J. Lindley's book The Vegetable Kingdom. Page 335, figure CCXXVIII. Published 1853.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Malesherbia
Species:
M. fasciculata
Binomial name
Malesherbia fasciculata
Synonyms

Gynopleura fasciculata M.Roem.

Malesherbia fasciculata is a subshrub that is native to the subtropics of Northern and Central Chile.[1]

Description

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Morphology

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M. fasciculata is described as ashy, with many stems originating from the same root covered in very short hairs.[2] M. fasciculata grows up to 1-2 feet tall and has "leathery" leaves.[3]

Reproduction

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The flowers of M. fasciculata are white with red sepals, dark purple anthers, and are globular in shape.[4][5] Flowers bloom in November.[3]

Molecular biology

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M. fasciculata was one of the species selected for the 1000 Plant Transcriptome project.[6]

Taxonomy

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Historical classification

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M. fasciculata was originally described in 1881/1882 by David Don.[1] Similar to other species in the genera, Max J. Roem would attempt and fail to reclassify the species as Gynopleura in 1846.[7]

Varieties

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There are two varieties of M. fasciculata; var. fasciculata and var. glandulosa.

M. fasciculata var. fasciculata (D.don) is found in Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Metropolitana and Del General Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins in a variety of biomes.[8]

M. fasciculata var. glandulosa (Ricardi) is much more localized, having only been identified at the Hurtado river's basin within the Coquimbo region.[9]

The varieties differ from each other by the number of flowers formed on each stem, var. fasciculata will have 3-7 flowers whereas var. glandulosa has a single flower per stem.[8][9] Additionally, var. glandulosa has matted hairs and glandular hairs on the leaves and apex of sepals.[9]

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Photographs

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Hosted by ChileFlora[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Malesherbia fasciculata D.Don | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  2. ^ Reiche, Karl Friedrich; Reiche, Karl Friedrich (1896). Flora de Chile. Santiago de Chile: Impr. Cervantes. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.611.
  3. ^ a b Gay, Claudio; Gay, Claudio; Johnston, I. M. (1844). Historia fisica y politica de Chile segun documentos adquiridos en esta republica durante doce anos de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del supremo gobierno. Paris :||Chile, en el Museo de historia natural de Santiago: En casa del autor. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.16172.
  4. ^ Bull-Hereñu, Kester; Ronse De Craene, Louis P. (2020-07-08). "Ontogenetic Base for the Shape Variation of Flowers in Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav. (Passifloraceae)". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8: 202. doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.00202. ISSN 2296-701X.
  5. ^ Bull-Hereñu, Kester (2020). "Notas Acerca de La Nueva Clasificación de Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav. (Passifloraceae) Para Chile" (PDF). Chloris Chilensis. 23 (2): 1–33.
  6. ^ One Thousand Plant Transcriptomes Initiative (2019-10-31). "One thousand plant transcriptomes and the phylogenomics of green plants". Nature. 574 (7780): 679–685. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1693-2. ISSN 0028-0836. PMC 6872490. PMID 31645766.
  7. ^ Roemer, Max J.; Roemer, Max J. (1846). Familiarum naturalium regni vegetabilis synopses monographicae; seu, Enumeratio omnium plantarum hucusque detectarum secundum ordines naturales, genera et species digestarum, additis diagnosibus, synonymis, novarumque vel minus cognitarum descriptionibus. Vimariae: Landes-Industrie-Comptoir. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.49482.
  8. ^ a b "Malesherbia fasciculata D. Don var. fasciculata | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  9. ^ a b c "Malesherbia fasciculata var. glandulosa Ricardi | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  10. ^ "Description and images of Malesherbia fasciculata (), a native Chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic Chilean seeds, Chileflora.com". www.chileflora.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.