Porlieria chilensis
Species of tree
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Porlieria chilensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae. It is endemic to Chile, where it is known as Guayacán and palo santo.[1] It is a small tree or shrub, akin to other members of the genus which are all found in South America.[2] It is distributed between the Coquimbo and O'Higgins Regions.[3][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.[4]
| Porlieria chilensis | |
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| A flowering specimen in Santiago Metropolitan Region. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Porlieria |
| Species: | P. chilensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Porlieria chilensis I.M.Johnst. | |
Gallery
Leaves and fruits
Leaves and fruits
Habit in Valparaiso Region
Habit in Metropolitan Region
References
- 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)
