Aristotelia chilensis, W. D. Stevens 34108--Chile, Puente Polcura, 17 Feb 2013 8517 (11).JPG
Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South; introduced into Juan Fernández Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences 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 5 m tall, fruits purple-black, juicy.
Location
Chile, Valparaiso, Valparaiso (Juan Fernández)
-33.636944, -78.851667
Location Remarks
Juan Fernandez Is.
Collectors
Marcia Ricci, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Arbusto 4 m.
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
Christopher Davidson, Persy Gomez de la Fuente, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Arbusto 1.5 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Oxalidales
Family
Elaeocarpaceae
Genus
Aristotelia
Specific Epithet
chilensis
Authorship
(Molina) Stuntz
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.6
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.4
Global rank
#26,752 of 335,497
Top 8%
Extinction probability
10%
