Euphrasia perpusilla Phil. (1857:28)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Globally Rediscovered (Saldivia, 2024)
Last record: 1858 or before (Philippi, 1857/1858)
Rediscovered in: January 2023 (Saldivia, 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
Aysén Region, Chile
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Philippi, R. A. (1857 or 1858). Plantarum novarum chilensium. Linnaea 29: 1-110.
Other references:
Barker, W. R. (1982). Taxonomic studies in Euphrasia L. (Scrophulariaceae). A revised infrageneric classification and a revision of the genus in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 5: 1-304.
Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.
Muñoz-Pizarro, C. (1960). Las especies de plantas descritas por R. A. Philippi en el siglo XIX. Ediciones de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
Ortiz, A. V., Moroni, P., Mirra, F., Villanueva, M. R. and O'leary, N. (2021). Taxonomic revision of Euphrasia (Orobanchaceae) in South America. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 106: 392-423. https://doi.org/10.3417/2021707
POWO. (2026). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 15 August 2026]
Saldivia, Patricio. (2024). Rediscovery and neotypification of Euphrasia perpusilla (Orobanchaceae), endemic species to the Chilean Patagonian archipelagos. Candollea 79(1): 97-105. https://doi.org/10.15553/c2024v791a5
Zuloaga, F. O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M. J., Marticorena, C. and Marchesi, E. (eds.). (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.