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Desfontainia spinosa #4

Best viewed @ large size Loganiaceae (Other sources: Desfontainiaceae,Columelliaceae) - Chile Taique Shown: Detail of fully opened flower displaying yellow interior "Desfontainia (Ruiz & Pav.) is a genus of plant that contains one species, Desfontainia spinosa, a native of Chile that is also known as Taique. The uses include medicinal purposes and as an ornamental evergreen shrub. It grows to two metres in height and width and has glossy dark green leaves that are holly-like in appearance…

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