Philesia
| Philesia | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Philesiaceae |
| Genus: | Philesia Comm. ex Juss., 1789 |
| Binomial name | |
| Philesiaceae magellanica J.F.Gmel. 1791 | |
Philesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Philesiaceae first described as a genus in 1789.[1][2] It is mostly pink in color, but some darker, more purple variations have been recorded. The species is native to southern Chile and southern Argentina.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de. 1789. Genera Plantarum 41-42. in Latin
- ↑ Tropicos Philesia Comm. ex Juss.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Dimitri, M. F. 1974. Pequeña Flora Ilustrada de los Parques Andino-Patagónicos. Anales de los Parques Nacionales 13: 1–122, 166 figs.
- ↑ Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botanica 42: 1–157
- ↑ Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone, M. J. Belgrano, C. Marticorena & E. Marchesi. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1–3): i–xcvi, 1–3348.