Luzuriaga marginata | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Alstroemeriaceae |
Genus: | Luzuriaga |
Species: | L. marginata
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Binomial name | |
Luzuriaga marginata | |
Synonyms | |
Callixene magellanica
Raeusch. |
Luzuriaga marginata, commonly known as almond flower, [2] is a woody vine that is native to the southern parts of Chile and Argentina as well as the Falkland Islands. [3] In Chile, it is distributed along the southern regions, from Los Ríos to Magallanes. [4] Plants grow to 3 metres high and have pale, glossy green leaves that are up to 22 mm long. Perfumed flowers about 20 mm in diameter are produced in the leaf axils in summer. [3] These are followed by dark purple berries that are up to 10 mm in diameter. [3]
Luzuriaga marginata | |
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![]() | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Alstroemeriaceae |
Genus: | Luzuriaga |
Species: | L. marginata
|
Binomial name | |
Luzuriaga marginata | |
Synonyms | |
Callixene magellanica
Raeusch. |
Luzuriaga marginata, commonly known as almond flower, [2] is a woody vine that is native to the southern parts of Chile and Argentina as well as the Falkland Islands. [3] In Chile, it is distributed along the southern regions, from Los Ríos to Magallanes. [4] Plants grow to 3 metres high and have pale, glossy green leaves that are up to 22 mm long. Perfumed flowers about 20 mm in diameter are produced in the leaf axils in summer. [3] These are followed by dark purple berries that are up to 10 mm in diameter. [3]