Mirabilis elegans

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Mirabilis elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Mirabilis
Species:
M. elegans
Binomial name
Mirabilis elegans
Synonyms
  • Allionia arenaria(Heimerl) Standl.
  • Allionia elegans(Choisy) Kuntze [2]
  • Mirabilis arenariaHeimerl
  • Oxybaphus elegansChoisy

Mirabilis elegans is a species of flowering plants. It is found in Chile and Peru.

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References

  1. Heimerl, Anton Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 3: Abt. 1b:24. 1889
  2. Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 533 1891