Valdivia gayana
Appearance
Valdivia gayana | |
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Valdivia gayana in its natural habitat | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Escalloniales |
Family: | Escalloniaceae |
Genus: | Valdivia Gay ex J.Rémy in C.Gay |
Species: | V. gayana
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Binomial name | |
Valdivia gayana J.Rémy
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Valdivia gayana is the sole accepted species in the genus Valdivia, a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the Escalloniaceae family. It is a subshrub with dry fruits that are indehiscent (they do not open).[1] Its native distribution includes only three known localities in the Valdivia Province[1] in Chile, South America.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Johannes Lundberg (2001). Phylogenetic Studies in the Euasterids II with Particular Reference to Asterales and Escalloniaceae. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Uppsala University. Retrieved 25 May 2012.