Aextoxicon punctatum
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Aextoxicon punctatum is the botanical name of a species of large tree of southern Chile. It is the sole species of genus Aextoxicon and family Aextoxicaceae.
Commonly known as the olivillo or aceitunillo, it is an evergreen tree, a canopy tree in the laurel-leaf forests, endemic to the forests of the Valdivian temperate rain forests and Magellanic subpolar forests of southern Chile's Pacific coast.
References
- Prado (1998). [Aextoxicon punctatum]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
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