Luzuriaga marginata

Luzuriaga marginata, commonly known as almond flower,^[2] is a woody vine that is native to Patagonia as well as the Falkland Islands.^[3] In Chile, it is distributed along the southern regions, from Los Ríos to Magallanes.^[4] Plants grow to 3 metres high and have pale, glossy green leaves that are up to 22 mm long. Perfumed flowers about 20 mm in diameter are produced in the leaf axils in summer.^[3] These are followed by dark purple berries that are up to 10 mm in diameter.^[3]

Luzuriaga marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Alstroemeriaceae
Genus:	Luzuriaga
Species:	L. marginata
Binomial name
Luzuriaga marginata (Gaertn.) Benth. & Hook.f.[1]
Synonyms
Callixene magellanica Raeusch. Callixene marginata (Gaertn.) Lam. Callixene marginata Juss. Enargea marginata Gaertn.

References

1. "Luzuriaga marginata (Gaertn.) Benth. & Hook.f.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 May 2014 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
2. Davies, T.H.; McAdam, J.H. (1989). Wild flowers of the Falkland Islands: a fully illustrated introduction to the main species and a guide to their identification. Bluntisham Books. ISBN 978-1-871999-00-6.
3. "Luzuriaga marginata". The AGS online Plant Encyclopaedia. Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
4. 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. "Catalogue of the vascular plants of Chile". Gayana. Botánica. 75 (1): 1–430. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001. ISSN 0717-6643.