Valdivia gayana

Valdivia gayana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): 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

  1. 1 2 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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