Porlieria chilensis
$7000 + IVA
Endemic to central Chile. It grows naturally between the IV and VI region, and can be found up to 1,300 ma.s.l, often on slopes and rocky places. It is a common component in the sclerophyllous forest of which it forms part.
Vu
Magnoliophyta
Zygophyllales
Zygophyllaceae
Perennial
Maximum height size 4 meters.
Slow growth rate.
Dark purple.
Fully exposed to sun, flat parts or slopes with northern exposure.
Resists occasional, not prolonged frosts down to about -5°c.
Secano areas, where the dry period without rainfall lasts 3-5 months. rainfall reaches 400 – 800 mm per year, concentrated in winter. or also where the dry period without rainfall lasts 6 – 10 months. rainfall reaches 100 – 300 mm per year, concentrated in winter.
Wood, ornamental and medicinal.
Limarí (IV Region) to Colchagua (VI Region) up to 1300 m.a.s.l.