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INTRODUCTION

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IX Region, Camino Melipeuco - Lago Caburga, Chile
Altitude: 400-700 m. 02 16, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Shrub
Climber

Flower: White, 5 petals

Height: 2 m.

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IX Region, Camino Melipeuco - Lago Caburga, Chile
Altitude: 400-700 m. 02 16, 2006

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Low altitude, interior valleys
Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.

Watering conditions:

Humid areas, with almost constant rainfall. Short dry periods are possible (generally not longer than 1 month).

Light conditions:

Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light.
In shadow. Steep slopes facing south or a vegetation cover which filters 40 - 80 % of light.
In deep shadow. Deep ravines facing south with additional shadow from trees, or where there is a very dense vegetation cover which gives 80 - 100 % shadow (for instance, the Valdivian forests)

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X Region, Choshuenco - Coñaripe, Chile
Altitude: 200-600 m. 04 14, 2006

USES

Some ornamental value (B)

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X Region, Choshuenco - Coñaripe, Chile
Altitude: 200-600 m. 04 14, 2006

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about - 5° C (the typical morning frost of central Chile).

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Pseudopanax laetevirens (Traumén, sauco del diablo)

Pseudopanax valdiviensis (Traumen / Curaco / Voqui naranjillo)