| Malesherbia fatimae | |
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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. fatimae |
| Binomial name | |
| Malesherbia fatimae Weigend & H.Beltrán | |
Malesherbia fatimae is a shrub native to Chuquibamba, Peru. It phenotypically differs greatly from other Peruvian members of Malesherbia in terms of leaves and branch formation and density. It flowers all year long and has dense racemes red flowers.
It is capable of producing hybrids with Malesherbia tenuifolia; this was the first interspecies cross identified in Malesherbia.
References
- "Malesherbia fatimae Weigend & H.Beltrán | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ Weigend, Maximilian; Jossberger, Thomas; Beltrán, Hamilton (2015-03-17). "Notes on Malesherbia (Passifloraceae) in Peru: a new species from southern Peru, a new record and a first report on interspecific hybridization in Malesherbia". Phytotaxa. 202 (4): 250. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.202.4.2. ISSN 1179-3163.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Malesherbia fatimae | |