Philesia
Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philesia is a South American genus of flowering plants in the family Philesiaceae first described as a genus in 1789.[2][3]
Philesia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Philesiaceae |
Genus: | Philesia Comm. ex Juss., 1789 |
Species: | P. magellanica |
Binomial name | |
Philesia magellanica J.F.Gmel., 1791 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Philesia buxifolia Lam. ex Poir. |
There is only one known species in this genus, Philesia magellanica, which is native to southern Chile (from Los Ríos to Magallanes regions) and southern Argentina.[1][4][5][6] This species is a shrub exhibiting flowers that are mostly pink in color, but some darker, more purple variations have been recorded.
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