Malesherbia humilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Malesherbia
Species:
M. humilis
Binomial name
Malesherbia humilis

Malesherbia humilis is an annual herb that grows in the subtropics of northern and central Chile to Argentina.[1]

Varieties

As of 2022, there are three accepted varieties of M. humilis, var. humilis,[1] var. parviflora,[2] var. proqinqua.[3]

Variety humilis was previously classified as Gynopleura dilatata (Walp.).[1] It has the largest range of the varieties, ranging from Norther Chile to Argentina.[4]

Variety parviflora (Phil.) Ricardi differs from var. humilis by its smaller leaves and smaller flowers.[5] It is found in coastal regions and river basins within the Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama, and Coquimbo regions. [6] It was originally classified as a species, M. parviflora, in 1893,[7] but would reclassified as a variety in 1967.[8]

Variety propinqua (Gay) Ricardi is only found in on the interior semidesert hills in the Coquimbo region.[9] It differs from var. humilis in its larger leaves and larger flowers, which have larger floral cups, sepals, and petals.[5] In 1847 the variety was considered a separate species, M. propinqua, but it would later be demoted to the status of variety in 1897.[10] It is synonymous with var. gabrielae (Ricardi) Gengler.[11]

Previously accepted

var. gabrielae reclassified as var. propinqua

var. taltalina reclassified as var. parviflora

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Malesherbia humilis Poepp. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  2. ↑ "Malesherbia humilis var. parviflora (Phil.) Ricardi | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  3. ↑ "Malesherbia humilis var. propinqua (Gay) Ricardi | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  4. ↑ "Malesherbia humilis var. humilis | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  5. 1 2 Bull-Hereñu, Kester (2020-10-23). "The genus Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav. (Passifloraceae) in Chile". Phytotaxa. 468 (1): 1–44. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.468.1.1. ISSN 1179-3163.
  6. ↑ "Malesherbia humilis var. parviflora (Phil.) Ricardi | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  7. ↑ "Malesherbia parviflora Phil. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  8. ↑ "Malesherbia humilis var. parviflora (Phil.) Ricardi | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  9. ↑ "Malesherbia humilis var. propinqua (Gay) Ricardi | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  10. ↑ "Malesherbia humilis var. propinqua (Gay) Reiche | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  11. ↑ "Malesherbia humilis var. gabrielae (Ricardi) Gengler | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
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