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Malesherbia dillonii (Malesherbioideae, Passifloraceae) a new species endemic to southern Peru

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A new species, Malesherbia dillonii, endemic to southern Peru, is described and illustrated. The species is characterized as a strongly aromatic subshrub with linear, hirsute, pinnately lobed leaves; flowers white, tube long obconical with 23–30 mm length. A key to the Malesherbia species recorded in southern Peru, a comparative table of diagnostic characters among related species, the conservation status according to IUCN and a distribution map are provided.

Source: Phytotaxa

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.681.1.7

Authors: VICTOR QUIPUSCOA-SILVESTRE, MARGARITA BALVIN-AGUILAR, PAUL D. HOXEY

Institutions: Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa, Instituto Científico Michael Owen Dillon

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4406136097

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