Tristerix corymbosus (L.) Kuijt is a plant in the Loranthaceae family, order Santalales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Tristerix corymbosus (L.) Kuijt

Tristerix corymbosus (L.) Kuijt

Tristerix corymbosus is a Tristerix species found in Chile, whose fruit is a preferred food for monito del monte.

Family
Genus
Tristerix
Order
Santalales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Tristerix corymbosus (L.) Kuijt

Tristerix corymbosus (L.) Kuijt is a species belonging to the genus Tristerix. It is commonly called quintral, cutral, and quitral in Spanish. This species is found in Chile, growing at elevations between 0 and 2075 meters. Its fruit is a preferred food source for the monito del monte.

Photo: (c) Francisco E. Fonturbel, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Francisco E. Fonturbel · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Santalales Loranthaceae Tristerix

More from Loranthaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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