Salicaceae
Azara

Azara microphylla Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Antarct.: 244 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Chile to S. Argentina. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South

Introduced into:

New Zealand South

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Rodríguez, R., Grau, J., Baeza, C. & Davies, A. (2008). Lista comentada de las plantas vasculares de los Nevados de Chillan, Chile. Gayana. Botánica 65: 153-197.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2017). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 17: 1-434. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1954 King [s.n.] Chile K000471347 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Bridges [560] Chile K000471346 Type Yes
s.coll. [P152] Chile K003476739 Yes
Bracelin, N.F. [1961] Chile K003476888 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003476890 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003476885 Yes
Gardner, M.F.; Knees, S.G. [4712] Chile K003476737 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003476883 Yes
Comber, H.F. [550] Chile K003476738 Yes
Boelcke, O.; Correa, M. [6115] Argentina K003476731 Yes
King (Capt.); Bridges [560] Chile K003476884 Yes
[Sir Stephen] [1328] K003476886 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ireland K003476889 Yes
Lechler [s.n.] Chile K003476740 Yes
Meyer, F. [9306] Argentina K003476730 Yes
s.coll. [3209] K003476882 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003476891 Yes
Lobb (Mr) [60] Chile K003476733 Yes
Germain, P. [s.n.] Chile K003476735 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K003476741 Yes
Boelcke, O.; Correa, M. [6115] Argentina K003476732 Yes
Bean, W.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003476887 Yes
Prichard, H. [s.n.] Chile K003476734 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003476892 Yes
Comber, H.F. [742] Argentina K003476742 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003476881 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0