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Valdivia gayana

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Valdivia gayana
Valdivia gayana in its natural habitat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Escalloniales
Family: Escalloniaceae
Genus: Valdivia
Gay ex J.Rémy in C.Gay
Species:
V. gayana
Binomial name
Valdivia gayana
J.Rémy

Valdivia gayana is the sole accepted species in the genus Valdivia, a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the Escalloniaceae family. It is a subshrub with dry fruits that are indehiscent (they do not open).[1] Its native distribution includes only three known localities in the Valdivia Province[1] in Chile, South America.

References

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  1. ^ a b Johannes Lundberg (2001). Phylogenetic Studies in the Euasterids II with Particular Reference to Asterales and Escalloniaceae. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Uppsala University. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
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