Aextoxicaceae Aextoxicaceae

Aextoxicaceae - Definition and Overview

Aexotoxicon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Berberidopsidales
Family:Aextoxicaceae
Genus:Aextoxicon
species

A. punctatum


Aextoxicon punctatum is a tree native to southern Chile, commonly known as the Olivillo or Aceitunillo. It is the sole species of genus Aexotoxicon and family Aexotoxicae. It is an evergreen tree native 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 laurel-leaf forests.

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