Philesia buxifolia Lam.

Philesia is a South American genus of flowering plants in the family Philesiaceae first described as a genus in 1789.

[2][3] There is only one known species in this genus, Philesia magellanica, which is native to southern Chile (from Los Ríos to Magallanes regions) and southern Argentina.

[1][4][5][6] This species is a shrub exhibiting flowers that are mostly pink in color, but some darker, more purple variations have been recorded.

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