Malesherbia turbinea explained

Malesherbia turbinea is a shrub native Candarave, Tacna, Peru.[1] It has been recorded growing near Lake Huananhuata.[2]

It can grow up to 1 meter tall, has "blood-red" flowers and white or yellow anthers. While phenotypically very similar to Malesherbia haemantham, it differs phenotypically in its flowers as they do not have black boarders or black anthers which are observed in M. haemantham.

It is classified as endangered due to its extremely small range.[3]

References

  1. Web site: Malesherbia turbinea J.F.Macbr. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2023-01-28 . Plants of the World Online . en.
  2. Macbride . J.F. . 1927 . Various Spermatophytes, mostly Peruvian from the Captain Marshall Field expeditions to Peru . Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series . 4 . 5 . 99-139 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Book: León, B . El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú . Roque . J. . Ulloa Ulloa . C. . Pitman . N.C.A. . Jørgensen . P.M. . Cano Echevarría . A. . Revista Peruana Biol . 2007 . 13 . 2 . 407-408 . es.

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