Biology:Philesia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Philesia
Philesia magellanica.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Philesiaceae
Genus: Philesia
Comm. ex Juss., 1789
Species:
P. magellanica
Binomial name
Philesia magellanica
J.F.Gmel., 1791
Synonyms[1]

Philesia buxifolia Lam. ex Poir.

Philesia is a South American genus of flowering plants in the family Philesiaceae first described as a genus in 1789.[2][3]

There is only one known species in this genus, Philesia magellanica, which is native to southern Chile (from Los Ríos to Magallanes regions) and southern Argentina .[1][4][5][6] This species is a shrub exhibiting flowers that are mostly pink in color, but some darker, more purple variations have been recorded.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de. 1789. Genera Plantarum 41-42. in Latin
  3. Tropicos Philesia Comm. ex Juss.
  4. Dimitri, M. F. 1974. Pequeña Flora Ilustrada de los Parques Andino-Patagónicos. Anales de los Parques Nacionales 13: 1–122, 166 figs.
  5. Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botanica 42: 1–157
  6. Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone, M. J. Belgrano, C. Marticorena & E. Marchesi. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1–3): i–xcvi, 1–3348.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2344974 entry