| Ourisia | |
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| Ourisia polyantha at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, England | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Tribe: | Angelonieae |
| Genus: | Ourisia Comm. ex Juss. [1] |
| Species | |
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Ourisia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Plantaginaceae, native to western South America or New Zealand.
Species assigned to Ourisia include:
Ourisia coccinea is a herbaceous perennial plant found in Chile, which is often used as an ornamental plant.
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Dr. Mary Therese Kalin-Arroyo was born in 1944 in New Zealand. She is currently a professor of biology at the University of Chile. Kalin-Arroyo is notable for revising the indigenous genus Ourisia and discovering several new species in New Zealand. Her studies have also led to the designation of central Chile as a biodiversity hotspot.
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