Malesherbia fasciculata

Malesherbia fasciculata
In Elqui Province, Chile
Scientific 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 species of flowering plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is a subshrub endemic to Northern and Central Chile.[1] It is one of the 13 species in the genus Malesherbia that is endemic to Chile.[2]

Description

Morphology

M. fasciculata is described as ashy, with many stems originating from the same root covered in very short hairs.[3] M. fasciculata grows up to 1–2 feet tall and has "leathery" leaves.[4]

Reproduction

The flowers of M. fasciculata are white with red sepals, dark purple anthers, and are globular in shape.[5][6] Flowers bloom in November.[4]

Molecular biology

M. fasciculata was one of the species selected for the 1000 Plant Transcriptome project.[7]

Taxonomy

Historical classification

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.[8]

Varieties

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.[9]

M. fasciculata var. glandulosa (Ricardi) is much more localized, having only been identified at the Hurtado river's basin within the Coquimbo region.[10]

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.[9][10] Additionally, var. glandulosa has matted hairs and glandular hairs on the leaves and apex of sepals.[10]

Photographs

Hosted by ChileFlora[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Malesherbia fasciculata D.Don | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  2. ^ Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro; Alarcón, Diego; Baeza, Carlos; Cavieres, Lohengrin; Finot, Víctor L.; Fuentes, Nicol; Kiessling, Andrea; Mihoc, Maritza; Pauchard, Aníbal; Ruiz, Eduardo; Sanchez, Paulina; Marticorena, Alicia; Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro (2018). "Catalogue of the vascular plants of Chile". Gayana Botánica. 75 (1): 1–430. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001. ISSN 0717-6643.
  3. ^ Reiche, Karl Friedrich; Reiche, Karl Friedrich (1896). Flora de Chile. Santiago de Chile: Impr. Cervantes. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.611.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Bull-Hereñu, Kester (2020). "Notas Acerca de La Nueva Clasificación de Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav. (Passifloraceae) Para Chile" (PDF). Chloris Chilensis. 23 (2): 1–33.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b "Malesherbia fasciculata D. Don var. fasciculata | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  10. ^ a b c "Malesherbia fasciculata var. glandulosa Ricardi | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  11. ^ "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.