Boquila
| Boquila | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Lardizabalaceae |
| Genus: | Boquila Decne. |
| Species: | B. trifoliolata
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| Binomial name | |
| Boquila trifoliolata | |
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Boquila is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Lardizabalaceae,[2] Its common name is Bejuco Sudamericano native to temperate forests of central and southern Chile and Argentina. The sole species is Boquila trifoliolata (DC.) Decne., called pilpil, voqui, voquicillo, voquillo, and voqui blanco in Chile. It grows vines that wrap around host plants, mimicking the host's leaves in a phenomenon called mimetic polymorphism.[3] It bears an edible fruit (Boquila berries).
This species may be capable of mimicking the leaves of its supporting trees.[4]
See also
- Lardizabala, a related species also grown for its fruit
References
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ SB Hoot, A Culham, PR Crane, 1995. The utility of atpB gene sequences in resolving phylogenetic relationships: comparison with rbcL and 18S ribosomal DNA sequences in the Lardizabalaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 194-207
- ^ "ScienceShot: 'Chameleon' Vine Discovered in Chile". Science | AAAS. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
- ^ Gianoli, Ernesto; Carrasco-Urra, Fernando (2014). "Leaf Mimicry in a Climbing Plant Protects against Herbivory". Current Biology. 24 (9): P984-987. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.010. PMID 24768053.
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