Valdivia gayana is the sole accepted species in the genus Valdivia, a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the Escalloniaceae family. It is a subshrub with dry fruits that are indehiscent (they do not open).[1] Its native distribution includes only three known localities in the Valdivia Province[1] in Chile, South America.
| Valdivia gayana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Escalloniales |
| Family: | Escalloniaceae |
| Genus: | Valdivia Gay ex J.Rémy in C.Gay |
| Species: | V. gayana |
| Binomial name | |
| Valdivia gayana J.Rémy | |
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Valdivia gayana |
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| Valdivia |
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