Persea lingue

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Persea lingue
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Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Persea
Species:
P. lingue
Binomial name
Persea lingue
(Ruiz & Pav.) Nees ex Kopp

Persea lingue is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It belongs to the genus Persea, which contains about 150 species of evergreen trees. It is found in Argentina and Chile. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Distribution[]

Native in Argentina and Chile.

Use[]

In pharmacy its bark was once mentioned as cortex Lauri lingue,[2] medicinal action unknown.

In the late 19th and early 20th century the bark of the tree which is rich in tannins was used to produce leather. An industry based in Valdivia and led by German immigrants and German-Chileans harvested the tree and exported the leather to Hamburg and Le Havre.[3] A decline of wild stands Persea lingue and tariffs imposed by the German Empire in 1898 contributed in the decline of the leather industry of southern Chile.[3]

Etymology[]

Persea see Persea. Lingue from Lingue River in Chile, where it grows.

References[]

  1. ^ González, M. (1998). "Persea lingue". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32036A9676464. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32036A9676464.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Dittrich, J. (1863). Die pharmacognostische Sammlung des Apothekers Josef Dittrich in Prag. Prag: C. Schreyer & Ignatz Fuchs. pp. Nr. 219–III.
  3. ^ a b Almonazid Zapata, Fabián (2013). "Las curtidurías". La industria valdiviana en su apogeo (in Spanish). Valdivia, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Austral de Chile. pp. 56–66.


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