Prumnopitys andina, WDS 34113--Chile. Rd to El Abanico. Pte. Polcura odom 16.6. 17 Feb 2013. DSC01401 (96).JPG
Native to Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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, "fruits" green, juicy.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Podocarpaceae
Genus
Prumnopitys
Specific Epithet
andina
Authorship
(Poepp. ex Endl.) de Laub.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 32.6
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
7.5
Global rank
#29 of 1,090
Top 100 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 33 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →