Porlieria chilensis

Porlieria chilensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae. It is endemic to Chile, where it is known as Guayacán and palo santo.^[1] It is a small tree or shrub, akin to other members of the genus which are all found in South America.^[2] It is distributed between the Coquimbo and O'Higgins Regions.^[3][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.^[4]

Porlieria chilensis
A flowering specimen in Santiago Metropolitan Region.
Scientific classification
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.

Gallery

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  Leaves and fruits
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  Leaves and fruits
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  Habit in Valparaiso Region
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  Habit in Metropolitan Region

References

• C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
• Samuel James Record and Clayton Dissinger Mell. 1924. Timbers of Tropical America, Yale university press, 610 pages
• "Porlieria chilensis". Enciclopedia de la Flora Chilena. Retrieved 26 January 2014. (Spanish)