| Malesherbia corallina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Malesherbia |
| Species: | M. corallina |
| Binomial name | |
| Malesherbia corallina Muñoz-Schick & R.Pinto | |
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| Range of M. corallina as of 2023 | |
Malesherbia corallina, a member of Malesherbia (Passifloraceae), is a subshrub native to the deserts and dry shrubland of Tarapacá Chile. It was originally identified in 2003 by Mélica Muñoz-Schick and Pinto, and is considered very rare with less than 20 plants documented.
It has bright red flowers, velvety leaves, is gray with numerous stems, and can grow to be 40 cm tall.
References
- "Malesherbia corallina Muñoz-Schick & R.Pinto | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ Muñoz-Schick, Melica; Pinto, Rachel (2003). "New species of malesherbia for the flora of Chile: malesherbia corallina m. Munoz et r. pinto (malesherbiaceae)". Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural History. Chile (52): 45–49.
- "Malesherbia corallina M. Muñoz & R. Pinto | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Malesherbia corallina | |