Pitavia punctata, Davidson, C 12801--Chile. L-30-M to Constitution. Jct to Empedrado. 25 Nov 2014. DSC07670 (19).JPG
Endemic to Chile Central (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Chile, Maule, Talca
-35.938333, -70.610556
Location Remarks
Comuna San Clemente, 11.5 km below La Laguna on Highway 115 to Laguna Maule, 5.2 km below Puente Lo Aguirre; low shrubby vegetation on steep slopes. 1571 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Persy Gomez de la Fuente, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Árbol de hojas perennes, 4-5 m. Pitavia punctata has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2021. Pitavia punctata is listed as Endangered under criteria B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v).
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Pitavia
Specific Epithet
punctata
Authorship
(Ruiz & Pav.) Molina
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 41.7
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
19.3
Global rank
#110 of 335,497
Top 1,000 globally
Extinction probability
50%
