''Rayenia malalcurensis'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It is a subshrub

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to subalpine areas of northeastern

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in central

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. It is the sole species in

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''Rayenia''.''Rayenia malalcurensis'' Menegoz & A.E.Villarroel
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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q108389127, from2=Q119822835 Escalloniaceae Flora of central Chile Endemic flora of Chile Monotypic asterid genera Plants described in 2021