Drimys confertifolia

Drimys confertifolia is a species of flowering plant in family Winteraceae. It is native to Juan Fernández Islands off the western coast of South America.

Drimys confertifolia
Specimen at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Canellales
Family: Winteraceae
Genus: Drimys
Species:
D. confertifolia
Binomial name
Drimys confertifolia
Synonyms[2]
  • Drimys winteri var. confertifolia (Phil.) Johow
  • Drimys fernandeziana Steud.
  • Drimys winteri var. fernandeziana (Steud.) Reiche

Description

Drimys confertifolia is an evergreen tree or large shrub, growing up to 15 meters tall. It flowers from November to January. It is hermaphroditic and wind-pollinated.[3]

Range and habitat

Drimys confertifolia is endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands. It is the dominant tree in lowland dry forest and lower montane forest on Robinson Crusoe Island (Masatierra) and Alejandro Selkirk Island (Masafuera).[1]

Drimys confertifolia is common on Robinson Crusoe Island, where it is a forest tree growing with Myrceugenia fernandeziana (Myrtaceae), Zanthoxylum mayu (Rutaceae), and Juania australis (Arecaceae).[3]

On Alejandro Selkirk Island it is found in small patches or as scattered trees rather than in large pure stands. It grows with the ferns Blechnum cycadifolium (Blechnaceae), Dicksonia externa (Dicksoniaceae), Histiopteris incisa (Dennstaedtiaceae), and Lophosoria quadripinnata (Dicksoniaceae).[3]

References
  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 2017. Drimys confertifolia (amended version of 1998 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T30468A116828447. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T30468A116828447.en. Accessed 8 November 2022.
  2. Drimys confertifolia Phil. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 7 November 2022.
  3. López-Sepúlveda, P., Takayama, K., Greimler, J. et al. Progressive migration and anagenesis in Drimys confertifolia of the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile. J Plant Res 128, 73–90 (2015). https://doi-org.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s10265-014-0666-7
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