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Philesia is a South American genus of flowering plants in the family Philesiaceae first described as a genus in 1789. The flower is mostly pink in color, but some darker, more purple variations have been recorded. There is only one known species, Philesia magellanica, a shrub native to southern Chile and southern Argentina.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Philesia
- Family
- Philesiaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Magellan box-lily
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