''Malesherbia fatimae'' is a shrub native to
Chuquibamba,
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
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It phenotypically differs greatly from other Peruvian members of Malesherbia in terms of leaves and branch formation and density.
It flowers all year long and has dense
racemes
A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...
red flowers.
It is capable of producing
hybrids with ''
Malesherbia tenuifolia;'' this was the first interspecies cross identified in ''
Malesherbia
''Malesherbia'' is a genus of flowering plants consisting of 25 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 ...
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References
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fatimae