Philesia
Philesia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Philesiaceae |
Genus: | Philesia Comm. ex Juss., 1789 |
Species: | P. magellanica
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Binomial name | |
Philesia magellanica J.F.Gmel., 1791
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Synonyms[1] | |
Philesia buxifolia Lam. ex Poir. |
Philesia is a South American genus of flowering plants in the monocot family Philesiaceae first described as a genus in 1789.[2][3] The native name is Coicopihue.[4]
There is only one known species in this genus, Philesia magellanica, which is native to southern Chile (from Los Ríos to Magallanes regions) and southern Argentina.[1][5][6][7] This species is, unusually for a monocot, a suckering shrub, growing to 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) tall and spreading by stolons.[8][9] The leaves are linear, 15–35 mm long and 3–8 mm broad, glossy green above, and with two white stomatal bands below. The flowers have six tepals, the outer three short, 15–22 mm long, the inner three long, 45–65 mm long; they are mostly pink, but some darker, more purple variations have been recorded.[8][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de. 1789. Genera Plantarum 41-42. in Latin
- ^ Tropicos Philesia Comm. ex Juss.
- ^ a b "Description and images of Philesia magellanica (Coicopihue)". ChileFlora.com. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Huxley, Anthony (1992). Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. Vol. 3. London New York: Macmillan Stockton press. p. 545. ISBN 1-56159-001-0.
- ^ Fayaz, Ahmed (2011). Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants. Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books. pp. 247–248. ISBN 978-1-55407-489-1.
External links
[edit]Media related to Philesia magellanica at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Philesia magellanica at Wikispecies