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.
| Valdivia gayana | |
|---|---|
| |
| Valdivia gayana in its natural habitat | |
Scientific 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
| |
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit | This Asterid article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |