Lardizabala

Lardizabala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Lardizabalaceae
Genus:	Lardizabala Ruiz & Pav.
Species:	L. biternata
Binomial name
Lardizabala biternata Ruiz & Pav.

Flowers of Lardizabala biternata

Lardizabala is a monotypic genus of flowering plants. These plants are evergreen lianas, native to temperate forests of central and southern Chile. The sole species is Lardizabala biternata Ruiz & Pav, known as Coguil, Cogüilera, Coiye, Coille, Voqui cógüil, or Voqui coille, in Chile, and known as Lardizabala or Zabala fruit in English. It is grown for its edible fruits (called coguil or cógüil in Mapuche language) and ornamental flowers.

The genus is dedicated to  [es], a Spanish statesman from the 18th century.

References[]

• Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

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