The Endemic Plants of Chile

Place of Publication

Novon: 26(1): 50 (2018)

Type citation

Chile, Región de Coquimbo, prov. Limarí: cerro de Guatulame, 30°52’S-70°54’ W, 1765 m s.n.m., 7-XI-2006, M. Rosas 4149 (holotype: CONC).

References

• Teillier & Macaya-Berti (2018)

  Teillier, S. and Macaya-Berti , J. 2018. Cinco Nuevas Especies de Chorizanthe (Polygonaceae—Eriogonoideae) del Norte de Chile. Novon 26(1):37-52

Iconography

• Teillier et al (2019): Fig. 14

Regions

Atacama and Coquimbo

Distribution and habitat

It has a very restricted and somewaht disjunct distribution mainly in Region Coquimbo with one location in Region Atacama

Distribution

Classic Locations

• Cerro de Guatulame
  Cerro de Guatulame

• Chorizanthe rosasii Teillier & Macaya
• • Chorizanthe rosasii Teillier & Macaya
  • • Chorizanthe rosasii Teillier & Macaya
    • • Chorizanthe rosasii Teillier & Macaya
      • • Chorizanthe rosasii Teillier & Macaya
        • • Chorizanthe rosasii Teillier & Macaya
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Conservation status

• EN B1ab(i,ii,iii)12ab(i,ii,iii) (Teillier & Macaya-Berti (2018))

Descriptions

• Teillier & Macaya-Berti (2018)

Habit

Subshrub with flowering stems to 20 cm long

Key characteristics

A rhizomatous perennial herb that is similar to C. virgata,but differs in its ascending flowering stems, up to 20 cm long, green linear-lanceolate leaves, 10–25 mm long, and longer inflorescences and flowers. It also resembles C. navasiae but differs in its broader (2–4 mm vs.0.5–2 mm) leaves and umbel-shaped inflorescence (Teillier et al., 2018).