Aextoxicon punctatum Ruiz & Pav. belongs to the Aextoxicaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Aextoxicon punctatum, W. D. Stevens 34086--Chile, Puente Polcura, 17 Feb 2013 8463 (6).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Berberidopsidales
Family
Aextoxicaceae
Genus
Aextoxicon
Specific Epithet
punctatum
Authorship
Ruiz & Pav.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 27.2
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.6
Global rank
#20,638 of 335,497
Top 7%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Chile, Bio Bio, Bio Bio
-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 3 m.; fruits purple-black, pulp white, slightly sweet.
Location
Chile, O'Higgins, Cardenal Caro
-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
Common small tree 5-6 m, buds brown, fruits green to purple, "Olivillo"
