Gayella valparadisaea (Molina) Pierre

Place of Publication

Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili: 352 (1782)

Type citation

Based on: Lucuma valparadisaea Molina. Neotype (designated by Thulin & al. in Gayana, Bot. 78: 166. 2021): Chile, Región V, Prov. Valparaíso, Laguna Verde, 33°05′19″S, 71°39′33″W, 75 m alt., 10 Nov 2004, O. Fernandez C. s.n. (CONC No. 162240!; isoneotype: JBN No. 1058!).

Synonyms

Common names

palo colorado
lúcumo silvestre

References

Kuntze (1898b)

Kuntze, C.E.O. 1898b. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione, plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum, vol. 3(3), 1-576. Leipzig: Arthur Felix
Hechenleitner et al. (2005)

Hechenleitner, P. , Gardner, M.F. , Thomas, P.I. , Echeverría, C , Escobar, B. , Brownless, P. and Martínez A., C. 2005. Plantas amenazadas del centro-sur de Chile: distribución, conservación y propagación, 1a edición. Valdivia: Trama Impresores S.A
Ministerio del Medio Ambiente (2008)

Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, 2008. Pouteria splendens (A. DC.) Kuntze Ministerio del Medio Ambiente (mma.gob.cl)
Thulin et al. (2021)

Thulin, M , Marticorena, A and Swenson, U 2021. Molina's species of Lucuma: neotypifications and nomenclatural implications. Gayana. Botánica, 78(2): 162-171.
Swenson et al. (2022)

Swenson, U , Nylinder, S , Marticorena, A , Thulin, M and Lepschi, B 2022. Phylogenetic position and reinstatement of Gayella (Sapotaceae), a monotypic genus endemic to Chile with an Eocene origin in continental Australia. Taxon 72(2):360–374.

Regions

Coquimbo and Valparaíso

Habitat

Mediterranean, Coastal matorral, Temperate Forests and Relict coastal forest

Distribution and habitat

Restricted to the provinces of Choapa (Coquimbo Region) and San Antonio (Valparaíso Region) of central Chile. It grows on rocky slopes, ravines and gullies, usually below 100 m altitude and within reach of sea mist, but with two subpopulations up to 400 m (Swenson et al., 2022; Hechenleitner et al., 2005).

Distribution

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Conservation status

EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) (Ministerio del Medio Ambiente (2008))
CR B1ab(iii) (Hechenleitner et al. (2005))

Habit

Evergreen shrub to 5 m tall. Flowering July to November. Fruiting November to March