Malesherbia fasciculata explained

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

Description

Morphology

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

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

Molecular biology

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

Taxonomy

Historical classification

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

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

External links

Photographs

Hosted by ChileFlora[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malesherbia fasciculata D.Don Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2022-12-19 . Plants of the World Online . en.
  2. Book: Reiche, Karl Friedrich . Flora de Chile . Reiche . Karl Friedrich . 1896 . Impr. Cervantes . Santiago de Chile . 10.5962/bhl.title.611.
  3. Book: Gay, Claudio . 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 . Gay . Claudio . Johnston . I. M. . 1844 . En casa del autor . Paris :Chile, en el Museo de historia natural de Santiago . 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 . 10.3389/fevo.2020.00202 . 2296-701X . free.
  5. Bull-Hereñu . Kester . 2020 . Notas Acerca de La Nueva Clasificación de Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav. (Passifloraceae) Para Chile . 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 . en . 574 . 7780 . 679–685 . 10.1038/s41586-019-1693-2 . 0028-0836 . 6872490 . 31645766.
  7. Book: Roemer, Max J. . 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 . Roemer . Max J. . 1846 . Landes-Industrie-Comptoir . Vimariae . 10.5962/bhl.title.49482.
  8. Web site: Malesherbia fasciculata D. Don var. fasciculata The Endemic Plants of Chile . 2022-12-19 . chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk.
  9. Web site: Malesherbia fasciculata var. glandulosa Ricardi The Endemic Plants of Chile . 2022-12-19 . chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk.
  10. Web site: Description and images of Malesherbia fasciculata, a native Chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic Chilean seeds, Chileflora.com . 2024-06-26 . www.chileflora.com.

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