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Desfontainia
Sign in to saveDesfontainia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Columelliaceae, though it was placed formerly in Loganiaceae, Potaliaceae (later subsumed in Gentianaceae), or a family of its own, Desfontainiaceae.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Desfontainia is referenced by 33 other articles, and connects out to berry, southern monito del monte and Chile.
Vinony files it under Asterid genera, Bruniales and Entheogens.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Chilean Holly
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBruniales
- FamilyColumelliaceae
Common Name: tincula
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 44
- With media
- 37
- Family
- Columelliaceae
- Collections
- ENCB-IPN, USF, BRIT, MO, F, RSA
- Recorded in
- Colombia, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Perú
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- Calcifuge
- Parent taxon
- Columelliaceae
- Image
- Desfontainia spinosa.jpg
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- taxon name
- Desfontainia
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Desfontainia
- topic's main category
- Category:Desfontainia
- taxonomic type
- Desfontainia spinosa
- taxon common name
- 枸骨叶属
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Species
- Habitat
- Epiphyte
- Seed dispersal
- Pollinators
- Cultivation
- Uses
- Chemistry
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Desfontainia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Columelliaceae, though it was placed formerly in Loganiaceae, Potaliaceae (later subsumed in Gentianaceae), or a family of its own, Desfontainiaceae.
The genus was named for the French botanist, René Louiche Desfontaines. It is hardy to , and requires winter protection in areas with significant frosts.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Desfontainia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.