The Endemic Plants of Chile

Place of Publication

Taxon 73(3): 6 (2024)

Type citation

Holotype: CHILE. Ñuble Region, Punilla Province, San Fabián de Alico, Cerro Alto el Padre, crevices of granite rock formations, 1600 m elevation, 36°29'12.27″S, 71°28′58.31″W, 10 Apr 2021, K. Menegoz & G. Ossa 123 (SGO No.171251!; isotypes: CONC!, EIF!, JBN!, VALD!).

References

• Menegoz et al. (2024)

  Menegoz, K , Villarroel, A. E. and Lavandero, N 2024. Phylogeny of Berberidopsidales based on nuclear and chloroplast loci, with the description of a new species of Berberidopsis endemic to Central Chile. Taxon 73(3): 805

Regions

Ñuble

Habitat

Mediterranean and Mountain matorral & sclerophyllous forest

Distribution and habitat

Restricted to the locality of San Fabián de Alico in the Punilla Province where only one site is known on Cerro Alto el Padre, between 1580 and 1640 m above sea level. It mainly occurs on the north-east face of the Cerro Alto el Padre, and just above the tree line. It usually grows in crevices or at the bottom of boulders. It occurs in Andean Mediterranean deciduous forest belt consisting of Nothofagus obliqua and Austrocedrus chilensis (Menegoz et al., 2024)

Conservation status

• CR B1ab(iii) (Menegoz et al. (2024))

Habit

Stoloniferous evergreen shrub prostrate to ascendant 20–66 cm tall. Flowering from March to April, fruit ripening from November to December.