Persea meyeniana

Persea meyeniana is a species of evergreen tree belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae.^[1] It belongs to the evergreen trees genus Persea of about 150 species.

Overview[]

This species is found in some forests of central Chile that face threats of destruction or deforestation; for example, P. meyeniana, occurs on Cerro La Campana, where historic and ongoing deforestation has reduced the habitat of the endangered Chilean wine palm^[2] and the forest system as a whole.

References[]

• André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans. 1993. Mutisiopersea Kostermans, a new genus in Lauraceae. Rheedea 3: 132–135.
• C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg

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