Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E. Br. (Aizoaceae) and its presence in the Chilean flora

Authors

  • Gastón J. Sotes Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepción, Chile.
  • Lohengrin A. Cavieres Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB), Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile.
  • Roberto Rodríguez Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepción, Chile.

Abstract

The genus Carpobrotus was represented on the Chilean flora only by native species C. chilensis. However, we found that the species
native of South Africa C. edulis is naturalized in coastal areas. We report it for first time as an alien species for the Chilean territory.

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Published

2015-06-30

How to Cite

Sotes, G. J. ., Cavieres, L. A. ., & Rodríguez, R. . (2015). Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E. Br. (Aizoaceae) and its presence in the Chilean flora. Gayana Botánica, 72(1), 149-151. Retrieved from https://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/gayana_botanica/article/view/3928

Issue

Vol. 72 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Comunicaciones Breves
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