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The native flora of Chile is characterized by a higher degree of endemism and relatively fewer species compared to the flora of other countries of South America. A classification of this flora necessitates its division into at least three general zones: the desert provinces of the north, Central Chile , and the humid regions of the south.
Neltuma chilensis (formerly Prosopis chilensis) is a species of tree in the genus Prosopis, belonging to the family Fabaceae. [1] [2] [3] It is found in parts of central Chile, southern Peru, Bolivia, and Andean (northwestern) Argentina. [4]
A. Abrotanella emarginata; Abrotanella trilobata; Acaena alpina; Acaena antarctica; Acaena lucida; Acrisione denticulata; Adesmia aspera; Adesmia elegans; Adesmia ...
Lapageria is a genus of flowering plants with only one known species, Lapageria rosea, commonly known as Chilean bellflower or copihue (co‑pee‑wueh, from Mapudungun kopiwe). [2] Lapageria rosea is endemic to Chile and it is the national flower of this country.
Embothrium is a genus of two to eight species (depending on taxonomic interpretation) in the plant family Proteaceae, native to southern South America, in Chile and adjacent western Argentina; the genus occurs as far south as Tierra del Fuego.
Luma apiculata, the Chilean myrtle, arrayán or temu, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, native to the central Andes between Chile and Argentina, at 33 to 45° south latitude. Growing to 10–15 m (33–49 ft) tall and wide, it is a vigorous, bushy, evergreen tree with fragrant flowers.
Libertia chilensis, synonym Libertia formosa, [1] called the New Zealand satin flower, [2] snowy mermaid, [3] or Chilean-iris, [4] is a species of flowering plant in the iris family, Iridaceae, native to the Juan Fernández Islands, central and southern Chile, and southern Argentina. [1]
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