Porlieria chilensis
Appearance
Porlieria chilensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Zygophyllales |
Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
Genus: | Porlieria |
Species: | P. chilensis
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Binomial name | |
Porlieria chilensis I.M.Johnst.
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Porlieria chilensis is a plant that occurs in South America. In fact, all genus members are small trees or shrubs found on the South American continent.[1] An example occurrence of P. chilensis is in the arid forested area of central Chile, where it occurs in association with the endangered Chilean wine palm, Jubaea chilensis.[2]
References
[edit]- C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
- Samuel James Record and Clayton Dissinger Mell. 1924. Timbers of Tropical America, Yale university press, 610 pages
- "Porlieria chilensis". Enciclopedia de la Flora Chilena. Retrieved 26 January 2014. (Spanish)
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