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Taxon

Quillaja saponaria Molina

Protologue Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili 175, 354. 1782BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

EDGE Watch • Least Concern

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Endemic to Chile Central; introduced into Bolivia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 6 occurrences across 4 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

36.1419

February 11, 2003

Location

United States, California, Alameda County (Berkeley, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden)

37.87544, -122.238724

Location Remarks

Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

March 20, 2008

Location

Australia, Victoria (Royal Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

Easy access off Birdwood Ave., which can be reached via St. Kilda Rd. or Domain Rd., Melbourne

Collectors

No collectors specified

1999.01115

April 21, 2004

Location

Spain, Catalonia (Barcelona Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

c/ Dr. Font i Quer, 2, Parc de Montjuïc, Barcelona

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

November 22, 2014

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

No collection number

June 4, 2007

Location

United States, California (McConnell Arboretum and Gardens)

Location Remarks

In Turtle Bay Exploration Park, 840 Sundial Bridge Dr., Redding

Collectors

No collectors specified

Stevens, W. D 34097

February 17, 2013

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

Common tree in forest, 4-8 m tall, fruits green, "quillay".

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Quillajaceae

Genus

Quillaja

Specific Epithet

saponaria

Authorship

Molina

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Very high

ED 54.5

Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.

EDGE Watch

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

3.1

Global rank

#7,248 of 335,497

Top 3%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →