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Aextoxicon punctatum

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Family: Aextoxicaceae · Genus: Aextoxicon

Aextoxicon punctatum

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Aextoxicon is a genus of dioecious trees native to southern Chile and Argentina. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Aextoxicaceae, and is itself represented by the olivillo. It is a large evergreen tree native to the forests of the Valdivian temperate rain forests and Magellanic subpolar forests of the Pacific coast of southern Chile, where it forms is a canopy tree in the broadleaf forests. It can reach 15 m tall.

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Growing details and traits for Aextoxicon punctatum in the Library.

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