Malesherbia fatimae explained

Malesherbia fatimae is a shrub native to Chuquibamba, Peru.[1] [2] It phenotypically differs greatly from other Peruvian members of Malesherbia in terms of leaves and branch formation and density. It flowers all year long and has dense racemes red flowers.

It is capable of producing hybrids with Malesherbia tenuifolia; this was the first interspecies cross identified in Malesherbia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malesherbia fatimae Weigend & H.Beltrán Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2022-12-19 . Plants of the World Online . en.
  2. Weigend . Maximilian . Jossberger . Thomas . Beltrán . Hamilton . 2015-03-17 . Notes on Malesherbia (Passifloraceae) in Peru: a new species from southern Peru, a new record and a first report on interspecific hybridization in Malesherbia . Phytotaxa . 202 . 4 . 250 . 10.11646/phytotaxa.202.4.2 . 1179-3163.

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