| Family | LYTHRACEAE |
| Genus species | Pleurophora pungens D.Don |
| Bibliography | Edinburgh New Philos. J. 12: 112 (1831) |
| Native Range | c. & n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-1000m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate, 1-3cm, rigid, sharply acute, usually minutely pubescent, inflorescence pyramidal, many flowered, to 5cm long, tube 6-8mm, petals orbiculate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | dark pink |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Nesaea recta Steud. Pleurophora pungens f. imbricata Koehne Pleurophora pungens var. imbricata (Koehne) Reiche Pleurophora pungens var. typica Reiche |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |