Persea lingue

Short description: Species of plant

Persea lingue

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Magnoliids
Order:  | Laurales
Family:  | Lauraceae
Genus:  | Persea
Species:  |

P. lingue

Binomial name
Persea lingue

(Ruiz & Pav.) Nees[2]

Synonyms[2]

* Laurus ligi Dombey ex Nees
* Ruiz ex Meisn. Gillies ex Meisn.
* Linden Persea intermedia
* Laurus palustris Phil.
* Laurus lingue Poepp. ex Meisn.
* Nees ex Meisn., not validly publ. Persea lingue var. canescens
* Nothaphoebe lingue Nees
* Laurus linge Ruiz & Pav.
* (Ruiz & Pav.) Baeza Nees
* Persea meyeniana Nothaphoebe meyeniana
* Nees Laurus lingui
* (Nees) Baeza Persea lingue var. palustris
* Persea lige Persea frigida

Persea lingue, synonyms including Persea meyeniana,[2] is an evergreen tree or shrub in the laurel family (Lauraceae), found in Argentina and Chile . It belongs to the genus Persea, a group of evergreen trees including the avocado. P. lingue was historically used in leather production, and is currently threatened by habitat loss.

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution and habitat
* 3 Use
* 4 Etymology
* 5 References

## Description

Persea lingue is an evergreen tree which grows up to 25 m tall.[1]

## Distribution and habitat

Persea lingue is native to central and south Chile and south Argentina.[2] It grows in coastal and mountain forests from sea level up to 2000 m elevation.[1]

## Use

In pharmacy its bark was once mentioned as cortex Lauri lingue,[3] medicinal action unknown.

In the late 19th and early 20th century the bark of the tree which is rich in tannins was used to produce leather. An industry based in Valdivia and led by German immigrants and German-Chileans harvested the tree and exported the leather to Hamburg and Le Havre.[4] A decline of wild stands of Persea lingue and tariffs imposed by the German Empire in 1898 contributed in the decline of the leather industry of southern Chile.[4]

## Etymology

Persea see Persea. Lingue from Lingue River in Chile , where it grows.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 de Kok, R. (2021). "Persea lingue". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T32036A68077320. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T32036A68077320.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/32036/68077320. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Persea lingue (Ruiz & Pav.) Nees" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/1095742-2.
3. ↑ Dittrich, J. (1863). Die pharmacognostische Sammlung des Apothekers Josef Dittrich in Prag. Prag: C. Schreyer & Ignatz Fuchs. pp. Nr. 219–III.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Almonazid Zapata, Fabián (2013). "Las curtidurías" (in Spanish). La industria valdiviana en su apogeo. Valdivia, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Austral de Chile. pp. 56–66.

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