Native to Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South; introduced into Great Britain, Juan Fernández Is., New Zealand North (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Stevens, W. D 34155

February 19, 2013

Location

Chile, Bio Bio, Arauco (Los Álamos, Tres Pinos)

-37.595278, -73.397222

Location Remarks

Comuna Lebu, 1.6 km E of P-40 along road to Pilpilco; edge of pine plantation. 153 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel

Notes

Shrub 1 m tall, stiffly erect, fruits red-brown.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Myrtaceae

Genus

Ugni

Specific Epithet

molinae

Authorship

Turcz.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#194,281 of 335,497

Top 58%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →