737. AEXTOXICON PUNCTATUM

Aextoxicon punctatum Ruiz & Pavón, the olivillo, is a poisonous dioecious evergreen tree native to the sub‐Antarctic forests of Chile and Argentina. Though introduced to cultivation during the late 1920s it has always remained rare. A tree of Aextoxicon punctatum is now fruiting at Kilmacurragh...

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Published in:Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Main Author: O’Brien, Seamus
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012
Subjects:
Antarctic
Argentina
Antarc*
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8748.2012.01784.x
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Summary:Aextoxicon punctatum Ruiz & Pavón, the olivillo, is a poisonous dioecious evergreen tree native to the sub‐Antarctic forests of Chile and Argentina. Though introduced to cultivation during the late 1920s it has always remained rare. A tree of Aextoxicon punctatum is now fruiting at Kilmacurragh Botanic Gardens, Ireland. Details of the tree's habitat, ecology and its discovery and subsequent introduction are discussed.

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