Geoffroea decorticans

Geoffroea decorticans, the chañar, kumbaru, or Chilean palo verde (green wood), is a small deciduous tree, up to 8 meters (25 ft) tall that inhabits most arid forests (montes or espinales) of southern South America. The chañar is cold and drought deciduous; it loses its leaves in winter, and possibly in summer if conditions get too dry. It is natural to Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, also present in Paraguay and southern Peru. It is a very characteristic tree in local culture and folk because of its vivid visual presence, propagation, and ancient ethnomedical uses.

"Chañar" redirects here. For the village in Argentina, see Chañar, La Rioja.

Geoffroea decorticans
Geoffroea decorticans in bloom.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Geoffroea
Species:
G. decorticans
Binomial name
Geoffroea decorticans
(Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Burkart
Range of Geoffroea decorticans.
Synonyms
  • Gourliea decorticans var. subtropicalis Lillo
  • Geoffroea decorticans var. subtropicalis (Lillo) Burkart
  • Geoffroya spinosa (Molina) M. de Moussy
  • Gourliea spinosa (Molina) Skeels
  • Gourliea chilensis Clos
  • Gourliea decorticans Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.
  • Gourliea decorticata Walp.
  • Lucuma spinosa Molina
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