Place of Publication
Phytokeys 259:: 305 (2025)
Type citation
Chile; Región de Valparaíso, Provincia de San Felipe de Aconcagua, Comuna de Catemu, Southwest of Cerro Caqui; 32°45'45.1"S, 70°59'52.2"W; 709 m alt.; 2 November 2024; B. Rosende & N. Lavandero leg.; fl, fr.; (holotype: SGO [SGO171977]!; Isotype: SGO [SGO171978]!.).
References
-
Rosende et al. (2025)
Rosende, B. , Lavandero, N. , Araneda, D. and Pérez, M.F. 2025. Adesmia ephedroides (Fabaceae, Faboideae), a new species from the Mediterranean-type ecosystem of Valparaíso Region, Chile. PhytoKeys 259: 301–317.
Regions
Habitat
Mediterranean and Coastal matorral
Distribution and habitat
Restricted to Valparaíso Region and currently known only from the type locality in the Melón Mountain Range. It inhabits crevices of south- to southeast-facing rocky outcrops between 530 and 720 m alt. The surrounding sclerophyllous open forest/shrubland is dominated by the tree species Quillaja saponaria and Lithraea caustica, with Retanilla trinervia, Porlieria chilensis and Colliguaja odorifera. Associated rock outcrop species include Calceolaria ascendens subsp. exigua, Stachys sp., Ephedra chilensis, Lobelia excelsa, Leucostele chiloensis and Puya alpestris subsp. zoellneri (Rosende, 2025).
Conservation status
- CR B1ab(iii,v)+B2ab(iii,v) (Rosende et al. (2025))
Habit
Shrub 0.4–1.6 m tall. Flowering occurs primarily between October and December, occasionally
extending until March. Fruiting is observed between November and March (Rosende, 2025)