Escallonia resinosa | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Escalloniales |
Family: | Escalloniaceae |
Genus: | Escallonia |
Species: | E. resinosa
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Binomial name | |
Escallonia resinosa | |
Synonyms | |
Escallonia cuneifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Schult. |
Escallonia resinosa is an evergreen shrub or tree native to the Andean forests of Peru, Bolivia and southern Ecuador from 2600 to 4200 meters above sea level. [1] A component of high Andean forests, it is regarded as an important source of raw materials for the Andean peoples. [2] [3]
Escallonia resinosa grows as a shrub or tree from 2 to 10 m in height. [1] [3] The trunk has an irregular shape and is often twisted, with a reddish papery bark. [3] Leaves are simple and spirally arranged, often clustered at the end of the branchlets, oblanceolate, 2–3.5 cm long, 0.5–0.7 cm wide, with a finely dentate margin. [3] Flowers are white, small (ca. 1 cm long), and borne in racemes or panicles. [3]
Escallonia resinosa is found in the Andes, from southern Ecuador to Peru and Bolivia, between 2600 and 4200 m of elevation. It is found in seasonally dry montane forests of mountain slopes, often growing in association with trees of genera Polylepis and Buddleja. [2]
Escallonia resinosa is a source of firewood and wood of good quality throughout its range. [3] This tree species furnishes a hard wood for tools and is often used to manufacture chaquitacllas (a tool used for soil plowing) by the indigenous peoples of the Andes since ancient times. [3] The wood was also probably used by the Incas to make a type of ceremonial vases called kero. [4] [5] Leaves are used as a source of a beige color dye applied to cotton and wool. [6]
Escallonia resinosa | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Escalloniales |
Family: | Escalloniaceae |
Genus: | Escallonia |
Species: | E. resinosa
|
Binomial name | |
Escallonia resinosa | |
Synonyms | |
Escallonia cuneifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Schult. |
Escallonia resinosa is an evergreen shrub or tree native to the Andean forests of Peru, Bolivia and southern Ecuador from 2600 to 4200 meters above sea level. [1] A component of high Andean forests, it is regarded as an important source of raw materials for the Andean peoples. [2] [3]
Escallonia resinosa grows as a shrub or tree from 2 to 10 m in height. [1] [3] The trunk has an irregular shape and is often twisted, with a reddish papery bark. [3] Leaves are simple and spirally arranged, often clustered at the end of the branchlets, oblanceolate, 2–3.5 cm long, 0.5–0.7 cm wide, with a finely dentate margin. [3] Flowers are white, small (ca. 1 cm long), and borne in racemes or panicles. [3]
Escallonia resinosa is found in the Andes, from southern Ecuador to Peru and Bolivia, between 2600 and 4200 m of elevation. It is found in seasonally dry montane forests of mountain slopes, often growing in association with trees of genera Polylepis and Buddleja. [2]
Escallonia resinosa is a source of firewood and wood of good quality throughout its range. [3] This tree species furnishes a hard wood for tools and is often used to manufacture chaquitacllas (a tool used for soil plowing) by the indigenous peoples of the Andes since ancient times. [3] The wood was also probably used by the Incas to make a type of ceremonial vases called kero. [4] [5] Leaves are used as a source of a beige color dye applied to cotton and wool. [6]