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...
Published in: | Curtis's Botanical Magazine |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8748.2012.01784.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1467-8748.2012.01784.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1467-8748.2012.01784.x |
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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