Native to Chile Central, Chile South (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Chile, Maule, Cauquenes (Pelluhue, Chovellén)
-35.98, -72.688889
Location Remarks
Comuna Pelluhue, Reserva Nacional Los Queules, more or less level terrain between road and Quebrada Ramadillas; tall fores with Nothofagus dominant. 391 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel
Notes
Tree, aromatic, "fruits" green, "laurel"
Location
Chile, Bio Bio, Bio Bio (Tucapel, Polcura)
-37.313333, -71.589444
Location Remarks
Comuna Tucapel, 12.1 km E of Polcura along road to El Abanico, 4.3 km W of Puente Polcura; moss and lichen covered rock outcrops and edge of low forest with Quillaja dominant. 647 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel
Notes
Tree 10 m tall, with a strong lemon odor, "fruits" green to brown
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Family
Atherospermataceae
Genus
Laurelia
Specific Epithet
sempervirens
Authorship
(Ruiz & Pav.) Tul.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.9
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.2
Global rank
#32,660 of 335,497
Top 10%
Extinction probability
10%