Aextoxicon

Aextoxicon punctatum
Conservation status
Data deficient (IUCN)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Berberidopsidales Family: Aextoxicaceae Engl. & Gilg. Genus: Aextoxicon Ruiz & Pav. Species: A. punctatum
Binomial name
Aextoxicon punctatum Ruiz & Pav.

Aextoxicon punctatum, the sole species of genus Aextoxicon and family Aextoxicaceae, is a tree native to southern Chile.

Commonly known as the olivillo or aceitunillo, it is a large evergreen tree endemic to the forests of the Valdivian temperate rain forests and Magellanic subpolar forests of southern Chile's Pacific coast, where it forms a canopy tree in the broadleaf forests.

The APG system (1998) and the APG II system (2003) left the family Aextoxicaceae unplaced in the core eudicots. The genus was formerly often included in the family Euphorbiaceae.

External links

• Aextoxicon punctatum in Encyclopedia of the Chilean Flora
• Aextoxicon punctatum in Chilebosque
• Aextoxicaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants
• Hansen & Rahn: Aextoxicaceae
• NCBI Taxonomy Browser: Aextoxicaceae
• CSDL: Aextoxicaceae

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