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

Quipuscoa-Silvestre V.; Balvin-Aguilar M.; Hoxey P.D. · Phytotaxa (2025) · DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.681.1.7

Resumen

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. Copyright

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa