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Adesmia bijuga1
Región del Maule: Fundo San Pedro.
Photo:  © Jamie Espejo
Adesmia bijuga
Región del Maule: Fundo San Pedro.
Photo:  © Jamie Espejo
Adesmia bijuga3
Región del Maule: Fundo San Pedro.
Photo:  © Jamie Espejo
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  3. Family: Fabaceae
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Adesmia bijuga Phil.

Place of Publication

Anales Univ. Chile 65: 57 (1884a)

Synonyms

References

  • Philippi R.A. (1884a)

    Philippi, R.A. 1884a. Descripción de algunas plantas nuevas chilenas. Anales de la Universidad de Chile, 65: 57-65

  • Burkart (1967)

    Burkart, A. 1967. Sinopsis del género sudamericano de Leguminosas Adesmia D.C. (Contribución al estudio del género Adesmia, VII). Darwiniana, 14(2-3): 463-568

  • Hahn & Gómez (2008)

    Hahn, S and Gómez , P 2008. Hallazgo de Adesmia bijuga Phil. (Fabaceae) en la zona costera, Región del Maule, Chile central. Gayana Botánica 65:119–121

  • Guerra et al. (2018)

    Guerra, F P , Gómez, P , Gutiérrez, A and Hahn, S 2018. Genetic diversity of Adesmia bijuga Phil., an endangered Fabaceae species from Central Chile. Brazilian Journal of Botany 41, 247–251

Regions

Maule

Habitat

Mediterranean and Mountain matorral & sclerophyllous forest

Distribution and habitat

A narrow endemic species only found in two locations in the Constitución Province. It occurs in the coastal mountains matorral & sclerophyllous forest Adesmia elegans, Baccharis rhomboidalis subsp. truncata, Escallonia pulverulenta, Ribes punctatum and Ugni molinae (Hahn & Gómez, 2008).

Conservation status

  • Critically Endangered

Habit

Shrub to 2m tall

Notes

Adesmia bijuga occurs on private properties which historically have been subject to deforestation. The natural habitat is now highly threatened due to encroachment of Pinus radiata, additionally, forest fires in recent years represents a further threat.