Porlieria chilensis

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Porlieria chilensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Porlieria
Species:
P. chilensis
Binomial name
Porlieria chilensis
I.M.Johnst.

Porlieria chilensis is a plant that occurs in South America. In fact, all genus members are small trees or shrubs found on the South American continent. [1] An example occurrence of P. chilensis is in the arid forested area of central Chile, where it occurs in association with the endangered Chilean wine palm, Jubaea chilensis . [2]

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References

Line notes

  1. Samuel James Record and Clayton Dissinger Mell. 1924
  2. C. Michael Hogan. 2008