''Azara lanceolata'' (lanceleaf azara; "corcolen", "aromo" in Spanish) is a species of flowering plant in the family
Salicaceae
The Salicaceae are the willow family of flowering plants. The traditional family (Salicaceae ''sensu stricto'') includes the willows, poplars. Genetic studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) have greatly expanded the circumsc ...
(it was previously categorized as
Flacourtiaceae). It has been named after its lance-shaped, serrated, glossy, bright green leaves. It is an evergreen shrub, growing to a height of 3–5 meters. It is found on both sides of the
Andes mountains
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, in the south of
Argentina
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and
Chile
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.
Its flowers that bloom in either late winter or early spring are known for having a strong smell, which some people say smells like vanilla.
Gallery
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Salicaceae
Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
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