Luzuriaga marginata
Species of flowering plant
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Luzuriaga marginata, commonly known as almond flower,[2] is a woody vine that is native to Patagonia 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 | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Alstroemeriaceae |
| Genus: | Luzuriaga |
| Species: | L. marginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Luzuriaga marginata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Callixene magellanica Raeusch. | |