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'''''Melosperma andicola''''' is a species of [[Biology:Flowering plant|flowering plant]] belonging to the family [[Biology:Plantaginaceae|Plantaginaceae]]. It is the sole species in genus '''''Melosperma'''''.<ref name="POWO">{{cite web |title=Melosperma Benth. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37816-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=18 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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'''''Melosperma''''' is a genus of [[Biology:Flowering plant|flowering plant]]s belonging to the family [[Biology:Plantaginaceae|Plantaginaceae]].<ref name="POWO">{{cite web |title=Melosperma Benth. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37816-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=18 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
It is a [[Biology:Subshrub|subshrub]] native to southern South America, ranging along the [[Place:Andes|Andes]] of western Argentina and central Chile.<ref name=powo2/>


Its native range is Southern South America.<ref name="POWO" />
Two varieties are accepted.<ref name = powo2/>
 
*''Melosperma andicola'' var. ''andicola'' (synonyms ''Herpestis andicola'' {{small|Gillies ex Benth.}} and ''Melosperma glabra'' {{small|Phil.}}) – western Argentina and central Chile
==Species==
*''Melosperma andicola'' var. ''angustifolia'' {{small|(Phil.) Rossow}} (synonym ''Melosperma angustifolia'' {{small|Phil.}}) – western Argentina and central Chile
Species:<ref name="POWO" />
* ''Melosperma andicola'' <small>Benth.</small>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Plantaginaceae]]
[[Category:Plantaginaceae]]
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{{Sourceattribution|Melosperma}}
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Latest revision as of 18:33, 24 July 2025

Melosperma andicola is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It is the sole species in genus Melosperma.[1]

It is a subshrub native to southern South America, ranging along the Andes of western Argentina and central Chile.[2]

Two varieties are accepted.[2]

  • Melosperma andicola var. andicola (synonyms Herpestis andicola Gillies ex Benth. and Melosperma glabra Phil.) – western Argentina and central Chile
  • Melosperma andicola var. angustifolia (Phil.) Rossow (synonym Melosperma angustifolia Phil.) – western Argentina and central Chile

References

  1. "Melosperma Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37816-1. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named powo2

Wikidata ☰ Q9031416 entry