Malesherbia

Malesherbia is a genus of flowering plants consisting of about 27 species in the Passifloraceae. This is a xerophytic group endemic to the Peruvian and Chilean deserts and adjacent Argentina. The genus is currently recognized by the APG III system of classification in the family Passifloraceae, but was formerly recognized as the sole genus of the family Malesherbiaceae.[1]

Malesherbia
Malesherbia linearifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Subfamily: Malesherbioideae
Burnett
Genus: Malesherbia
Ruiz & Pav.
Species
  • Malesherbia gabrielae
  • Malesherbia humilis
  • Malesherbia multiflora
  • Malesherbia taltalina
  • Malesherbia thyrsiflora
  • Malesherbia auristipulata

etc.

References
  1. Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/


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