Chilean Lucumo

Pouteria splendens

Conservation of a Endangered tropical relict plant
in North-Central Chile

The Chilean Lucumo: an endemic tree

Get to know this unique plant species, present only in North-Central Chile

Studies on the Chilean Lucumo

Current state of its knowledge and scientific information gaps

Threats to its conservation

Species under strong anthropic pressures, categorized Endangered

Towards a Recovery, Conservation, and Management Plan for Pouteria splendens

BACKGROUND: Taxonomy – Morphology – Distribution – Reproduction – Ecological interactions
CONSERVATION: Classification – Threats – Trends
THE PLAN: Context – Stakeholders – Action lines

This site has been created as part of the proposal
PhD thesis in Biology and Applied Ecology
(Universidad de La Serena, Chile) entitled:

Pollination of Pouteria splendens (A. DC.) Kuntze (Sapotaceae),
an endemic and Endangered tree:
reproductive system and plant-pollinator networks

Christian Jofré-Pérez

Centro de Estudios Avanzados – CEA
Universidad de Playa Ancha – CHILE

Alliances for the conservation of the Chilean Lucumo