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''Greigia sphacelata'' is a species of
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
in the family ''
Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...
''. This species is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
. It is distributed between the Maule and Los Lagos regions. It produces edible fruits, known as 'chupones'.


See also

*'' Fascicularia bicolor'' *'' Ochagavia litoralis'' *''
Puya chilensis ''Puya chilensis'' is a species of terrestrial bromeliad. It is endemic to central Chile. Description An evergreen perennial, it forms large, dense rosettes of grey-green, strap-like leaves edged with hooked spines. The green or yellow flowers a ...
'' *''
Richea pandanifolia ''Richea pandanifolia'', the pandani or giant grass tree, is a distinctive endemic Tasmanian angiosperm. It is dicot of the family Ericaceae and is found in central, western and south west Tasmania. Description ''Richea pandanifolia'' can be ...
''


References


Chilean Bromeliaceae: diversity, distribution and evaluation of conservation status (Published online: 10 March 2009)
sphacelata Endemic flora of Chile Taxa named by José Antonio Pavón Jiménez Taxa named by Hipólito Ruiz López {{Bromelioideae-stub