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Scientific Name: Desfontainia
Family: Loganiaceae
Category: Dicot
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Desfontainia spinosa
Desfontainia spinosa, also known as Chilean Holly, Michay, Chapico, or Taique, is an evergreen shrub appreciated for both its ornamental and medicinal uses.
Considerations for Pets
- Desfontainia spinosa is a shrub with rigid leaves.
Considerations for Children
- Desfontainia spinosa is a shrub with rigid leaves.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Desfontainia spinosa Ruiz & Pav.
- Common Names: Chilean Holly, Michay, Chapico, Taique, Borrachero (in Colombia)
- Family: The text identifies it as a dicot, but does not explicitly mention the family.
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to South America, specifically Chile and southern Colombia.
- Common in the Andean forests, growing from the Maule region to Magallanes.
Morphological Characteristics
- Evergreen shrub, growing to approximately 2.5 meters (8 feet) tall and 1.5 meters (5 feet) wide.
- Has rigid, shiny leaves.
- The plant is slow-growing.
Traditional and Medicinal Uses
- Reported to be used as an entheogen in Chile and southern Colombia.
- In Colombia, shamans of the Kamsa tribe use a tea made from the leaves for diagnosing diseases.