Philesia
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Philesia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Philesiaceae |
Genus: | Philesia Comm. ex Juss., 1789 |
Binomial name | |
Philesia magellanica J.F.Gmel. 1791 |
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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] It is mostly pink in color, but some darker, more purple variations have been recorded.
There is only known species, Philesia magellanica, native to southern Chile and southern Argentina.[1][4][5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de. 1789. Genera Plantarum 41-42. in Latin
- ^ Tropicos Philesia Comm. ex Juss.
- ^ Dimitri, M. F. 1974. Pequeña Flora Ilustrada de los Parques Andino-Patagónicos. Anales de los Parques Nacionales 13: 1–122, 166 figs.
- ^ Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botanica 42: 1–157
- ^ 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.
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