Luma apiculata, W. D. Stevens 34064--Chile, Reserva Tanume, 14 Feb 2013 8004 (10).JPG
Native to Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South; introduced into California, France, Great Britain, Ireland (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Chile, O'Higgins, Cardenal Caro (Pichilemu)
-34.487778, -72.006944
Location Remarks
Comuna Pichilemu, Cáhuil; steep rocky roadbank above a brackish estuary. 2 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel
Notes
Small tree; petals white
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
Thin tree 3 m tall, flowers white.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Luma
Specific Epithet
apiculata
Authorship
(DC.) Burret
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#118,625 of 335,497
Top 36%
Extinction probability
6%
