Taxon: Geoffroea decorticans (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Burkart

Genus:

Geoffroea

Family:

Fabaceae (alt.Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Dalbergieae

Nomen number:

313303

Place of publication:

Darwiniana 9:19. 1949

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

27-nov-2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 27-nov-2000

Species priority site is:

Accessions:

32 in National Plant Germplasm System (GoogleMap)

Synonyms:

(=) Geoffroea decorticans var. decorticans (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Burkart
(=) Geoffroea decorticans var. subtropicalis (Lillo) Burkart
(≡) Gourliea chilensis Clos
Basionym: Gourliea decorticans Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.
(=) Gourliea decorticans var. subtropicalis Lillo
(=) Gourliea spinosa (Molina) Skeels
(=) Lucuma spinosa Molina

Common names:

chañar (Source: F BuenAir) - Spanish

Distributional Range:

Native

Southern America

WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, [Santa Cruz, Tarija] Peru [Arequipa (s.)]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, [Cordoba, Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, La Pampa, La Rioja, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman] Chile, [Atacama, Coquimbo, Tarapaca] Paraguay, [Boqueron, Presidente Hayes] Uruguay (w.)

Reference:

Cabrera, A. L., ed. Flora de la provincia de Buenos Aires. 1965-1970 (F BuenAir)

Check other web resources for Geoffroea decorticans (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Burkart :

Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
ILDIS: International Legume Database & Information Service
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=313303. Accessed 7 junio 2026.