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'''''Aextoxicon punctatum''''', the sole species of genus '''''Aextoxicon''''' and family '''Aextoxicaceae''', is a [[tree]] native to southern [[Chile]]. |
'''''Aextoxicon punctatum''''', the sole species of genus '''''Aextoxicon''''' and family '''Aextoxicaceae''', is a [[tree]] native to southern [[Chile]]. |
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Commonly known as the '''''olivillo''''' or '''''aceitunillo''''', it is a large [[evergreen]] tree [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to the forests of the [[Valdivian temperate rain forests]] and [[Magellanic subpolar forests]] of southern Chile's [[Pacific ocean|Pacific]] coast, where it forms a [[canopy]] tree in the [[broadleaf]] forests. |
Commonly known as the '''''olivillo''''' or '''''aceitunillo''''', it is a large [[evergreen]] tree [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to the forests of the [[Valdivian temperate rain forests]] and [[Magellanic subpolar forests]] of southern Chile's [[Pacific ocean|Pacific]] coast, where it forms a [[canopy]] tree in the [[broadleaf]] forests. It can reach 15 m tall |
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The [[APG system]] (1998) and the [[APG II system]] (2003) left the family Aextoxicaceae unplaced in the [[core eudicots]]. The genus was formerly often included in the family [[Euphorbiaceae]]. |
The [[APG system]] (1998) and the [[APG II system]] (2003) left the family Aextoxicaceae unplaced in the [[core eudicots]]. The genus was formerly often included in the family [[Euphorbiaceae]]. |
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[[Category:Trees of Chile]] |
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[[Category:Trees of subpolar oceanic climate]] |
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Family: | Aextoxicaceae |
Genus: | Aextoxicon |
Species: | A. punctatum
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Aextoxicon punctatum |
Aextoxicon punctatum, the sole species of genus Aextoxicon and family Aextoxicaceae, is a tree native to southern Chile.
Commonly known as the olivillo or aceitunillo, it is a large evergreen tree endemic to the forests of the Valdivian temperate rain forests and Magellanic subpolar forests of southern Chile's Pacific coast, where it forms a canopy tree in the broadleaf forests. It can reach 15 m tall
The APG system (1998) and the APG II system (2003) left the family Aextoxicaceae unplaced in the core eudicots. The genus was formerly often included in the family Euphorbiaceae.
External links
- Aextoxicon punctatum in Encyclopedia of the Chilean Flora
- Aextoxicon punctatum in Chilebosque
- Aextoxicaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants
- Hansen & Rahn: Aextoxicaceae
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser: Aextoxicaceae
- CSDL: Aextoxicaceae
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