Pouteria, WDS 34172--Chile. E of San Clemente. 21 Feb 2013. DSC02256 (58).JPG
Native to Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South; introduced into California, Tadzhikistan, Tunisia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Chile, Maule, Talca (San Clemente, Curillinque)
-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
W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel
Notes
Shrub 4 m tall, with milky sap, fruits [galls] green.
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
Shrub 2 m tall, densely branched, fruits black.
Location
Chile, Maule, Talca (Jardin Botanico de la Universidad de Talca.)
Location Remarks
Jardin Botanico de la Universidad de Talca. Av. Lircay s/n, Talca.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Schinus
Specific Epithet
polygama
Authorship
(Cav.) Cabrera
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#247,251 of 335,497
Top 74%
Extinction probability
6%
