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Centris chilensis

Centris chilensis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Apidae

Malesherbia linearifolia (vernacular name blue star of cordillera) is a subshrub endemic to the Coquimbo, Valparaiso, Metropolitana, and O'Higgins regions of Chile. It was the first member of Malesherbia to be described, with the original description dating to 1797 by Cavanilles. Malesherbia linearifolia is phenotypically very similar to sister species M.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 18