Cistanthe acrochorda E. Rojas-Abarca, S.T.Ibáñez & Teillier

Place of Publication

Phytotaxa 776:: 245 (2026)

Type citation

CHILE. Región de Atacama: Prov. de Copiapó, Caleta Pajonales, a un costado de la ruta C-322, 27.751°S, 71.033°W, elev. 135m, 3 November 2025, Rojas-Abarca & Cabezas-Acosta 22 (holotype SGO 172410!).

References

Ibáñez et al (2026)

Ibáñez, S T , Rojas-Abarca, E and Teillier, S 2026. Taxonomic novelties in Cistanthe sect. Cistanthe (Montiaceae) from coastal northern Chile. Phytotaxa 776 (3): 243–260.

Regions

Atacama

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Distribution and habitat

Only know from the Atacama region where it occurs along the coast from Caleta Pajonales (27.75°S) to Quebrada La Higuera (28.041°S), at elevations of between 111–135 m. Notably the coastal shrubland is dominated by Oxalis virgosa and Eulychnia breviflora. In the coastal terraces where it also occurs there are abundant annuals, geophytes, succulents, and cacti - Amblyopappus pusillus, Nolana baccata and Copiapoa echinoides were noted.

Conservation status

EN B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) (Ibáñez et al (2026))

Habit

Caulescent subshrub. Flowering from September to December and fruiting from November to December.