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HERB. HORT. EDINB.
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Flora of Chile
Malpighiaceae
Dinemandra ericoides A.Juss
Chile: Regién III [Atacama]: Prov. de
Chafiaral: 5 km. south of town at the mouth
of Quebrada de los Infieles. Sparsely
vegetated semi-arid coast. Depression
unusually wet due to a nearby leaking water
main. 10 M. 26°22'S, TO°SS'W.
Spreading sub-shrub to 60 cm with reddish
stems, leaves dark green; flowers
zygomorphic with four yellow petals and one
red.
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
wn A
29 Sep egoos
Gardner, M F & Knees, S G No. 5857
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