Alicia Marticorena

University of Concepción · Departamento de Botánica

A new species, Chaetanthera callaquiensis from the Callaqui volcano, at the Biobío administrative Region is described.

Biological collections are a fundamental tool both for scientific research and the conservation of biological diversity, which gives them a great scientific and cultural relevance. They allow the study of biodiversity and the analysis of evolutionary processes, as well as the identification and classification of species, essential aspects for makin...

Peat bogs are wetlands characterized as swamps of very extreme cold and wet places. In Chile there are several types of them: sphagnum bogs (minerotrophic), pulvinated bogs (ombrotrophic), grassy bogs, shrubby bogs and wooded bogs. This work was carried out in the peat bogs of the northern limit of them areal, in Nahuelbuta National Park, located i...

Las especies vegetales introducidas en Chile, han ido llegando paulatinamente desde otras áreas del mundo, desde los tiempos de la colonia, mediante las actividades directas o indirectas del hombre. Estas especies, están actualmente presentes en casi todos nuestros ecosistemas, siendo particularmente abundantes en la zona central del país (Ramírez,...

Pouteria splendens is the only native species of Sapotaceae in Chile, a species once placed in the monotypic genus Gayella and known as G. valparadisaea, but for a long time treated as a Pouteria. In a phylogenetic analysis, this species was placed in an Australasian clade, not with its presumed relatives in South America. We used Bayesian inferenc...

The story of the life and botanical contributions of Juan Ignacio Molina (1740-1829), “the first Chilean scientist”, are briefly outlined. The generic name Lucuma is considered to be validly published by Molina in 1782, and the identities of the five species of the genus, L. bifera, L. turbinata, L. valparadisaea, L. keule, and L. spinosa, are disc...

The story of the life and botanical contributions of Juan Ignacio Molina (1740-1829), “the first Chilean scientist”, are briefly outlined. The generic name Lucuma is considered to be validly published by Molina in 1782, and the identities of the five species of the genus, L. bifera, L. turbinata, L. valparadisaea, L. keule, and L. spinosa, are disc...

Here we present a multi-taxa inventory of naturalized alien species recorded on continental Chile and adjacent marine habitats, including eight taxonomic groups. We identified 1,122 species. These comprise 790 vascular plants (terrestrial and aquatic); 31 nonvascular plants [Bryophyta (mosses), Marchantiophyta (liverworts) and Anthocerotophyta (hor...

Here we present a multi-taxa inventory of naturalized alien species recorded on continental Chile and adjacent marine habitats, including eight taxonomic groups. We identified 1,122 species. These comprise 790 vascular plants (terrestrial and aquatic); 31 nonvascular plants [Bryophyta (mosses), Marchantiophyta (liverworts) and Anthocerotophyta (hor...

Native Useful Plants of Chile: A Review and Use Patterns. We compiled an inventory of the uses of the native flora of Chile by extracting uses cited in the literature until 2015. The inventory reported use citations for a total of 995 species of useful vascular plants (23% of Chile’s flora). These data were used to test the hypothesis that some pla...

Nolana comprises 89 species almost entirely restricted to the Atacama and Peruvian deserts. These species are adapted to the arid lomas environment of northern Chile and southern Peru, where they depend on marine fog locally known as garúa or camanchaca for their development. Recent molecular phylogenetic studies provide support for the placement o...

A catalog of vascular plants growing in Chile is presented. It is organized by divisions, Pteridophyta (Lycopodiopsida and Polypodiopsida), Pinophyta (Gnetopsida and Pinopsida) and Magnoliophyta (Liliopsida and Magnoliopsida), and within each group, the taxonomic hierarchies (Family, Genus, Species and infraspecific taxa) are arranged alphabeticall...

A catalog of vascular plants growing in Chile is presented. It is organized by divisions, Pteridophyta (Lycopodiopsida and Polypodiopsida), Pinophyta (Gnetopsida and Pinopsida) and Magnoliophyta (Liliopsida and Magnoliopsida), and within each group, the taxonomic hierarchies (Family, Genus, Species and infraspecific taxa) are arranged alphabeticall...

The remnants of coastal Mediterranean sclerophyll forests in Chile have a low representativeness in the National System of Protected Wild Areas despite their high endemism and species richness. In the Biobío Region, the Hualpén Terrestrial Biology Station (EBT) protects a remnant of this type of forest, for which there are no revisions describing i...

For first time in Chile, is documented the presence of Typha latifolia L., a species that occurs mainly in wetlands, and up to date it was only registered in neighboring countries. This new species record was found in the Talcahuano area, Biobío Region. A morphological description of the plant is provided and also an identification key for the spec...

A new species of Leucheria (Asteraceae), endemic to Chile. A new species of Leucheria Lag. (Asteraceae, Nassauvieae), L. meladensis Katinas, Crisci & A.E. Martic, with entire, elliptic, petiolate, scarcely pubescent leaves is described and illustrated. This would be the only species endemic to Reserva Nacional Bellotos del Melado, at 35º S, in Lina...

The genus Leucheria Lag. (Asteraceae Bercht. and J. Presl, tribe Nassauvieae Cass.) comprises 45 species and three infraspecific taxa distributed in the Andean region from southern Chile and Argentina to Peru. Six species are annual herbs. The genus has had a long taxonomic history involving the transference of species described originally under ma...

Esta investigación contempló trece grupos taxonómicos, incluidas plantas (terrestres y acuáticas), algas, hongos, mamíferos, aves, anfibios, reptiles, insectos, peces y moluscos; y, además de identificar qué especies están asilvestradas, entrega información sobre su distribución, cómo y cuándo fueron introducidas al país y los impactos sobre la bio...

The family of the Asteraceae is the most diverse in the Chilean flora; nevertheless, only some tribes have undergone a recent systematic treatment, while the knowledge about the geographical distribution of the taxa is still very incomplete. From the review of herbarium specimens and fieldwork, a survey of the Compositae flora of the Arica y Parina...

La cuenca del río Achibueno (Provincia de Linares, Región del Maule), constituye un sitio prioritario para la conservación de la biodiversidad y ha sido recientemente declarado Santuario de la Naturaleza. A través de 7 expediciones cubriendo diversas altitudes, hemos logrado registrar una lista preliminar de la flora vascular presente dentro de la...

Structural attributes at different levels of biological organization (species, communities, landscape) and plant biodiversity are described and compared between the basins of Baker and Pascua Rivers in Aisen Region. Four hundred and ninety four vegetation samples were taken in forest ecosystems, bush, pasture, and peat to build tables of plant comm...

Knowledge of the conservation status of the native flora at an administrative level, such as the regional level, is useful to take actions to reduce biodiversity loss at a local level. In this study, we classified the native flora of the Arica-Parinacota and Tarapacá Regions according to its conservation status using a database of 7,432 geo-referen...

Tribu con unos 110 géneros y 830 especies de regiones templadas de toda América; sólo algunas especies de África, Eurasia, Hawai y Australia. En la Argentina habitan 14 géneros con 42 especies, distribuidas desde el norte hasta el extremo continental patagónico. En su mayoría son nativas, dos introducidas y una escapada de cultivo.

In 1911, Francisco Fuentes was commissioned by the Chilean government to conduct a study on Rapa Nui. As a result of this work, Fuentes published his Reseña botánica sobre la isla de Pascua [10], where he mentions 135 species, of which 40 % are native or naturalized, and of these 25 are typically tropical. Grasses are represented by 19 species and...

Knowledge of the conservation status of the native flora at an administrative level, such as the regional level, is useful to take actions to reduce biodiversity loss at a local level. In this study, we classified the native flora of the Arica-Parinacota and Tarapaca Regions according to its conservation status using a database of 7,432 geo-referen...

Kieslingia chilensis, a new genus and species of tribe Astereae (Asteraceae) from northern Chile restricted to the Huasco river basin of the Andes pre-mountain Range in the Atacama region is described and illustrated. The combination of its diagnostic characters including discoid homogamous capitula, alveolate epaleate receptacles, and deeply trifi...

El rango latitudinal con mayor riqueza de plantas vasculares en Chile continental coincide con aquellas regiones de mayor superficie de plantaciones forestales. Entre las regiones de O’Higgins y Los Lagos, presentan el 32% de las especies de plantas clasificadas en categorías de amenaza por Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (MMA) hasta 2013. La prospecc...

Protected areas are generally considered ‘remnant islands’ of relatively natural ecosystems and are thus less susceptible to plant invasions than the anthropogenic matrix. However, there is increasing evidence that some invasive species are capable of invading more isolated natural landscapes, higher elevations and relatively undisturbed ecosystems...

A taxonomic revision of the genus Polypogon Desf. s.1. (incl. Chaetotropis) in Chile was made. Eleven species and two varieties of Polypogon are recognized. Three new combinations are proposed [Polypogon elongatus Kunth var. longcaristatus (Nicora) Finot, P. exasperatus (Trin.) Renvoize var. kuntzei (Mez) Finot and P. magellanicus (Lam.) Finot]. Po...

Background/Question/Methods There is an urgent need for comprehensive national databases on alien plant species, especially in developing countries. Although, plant invasions are considered a threat to biodiversity, they have been poorly studied and not considered a conservation priority in South America. We assessed alien plant distribution in C...

New collections extend the Chilean geographic distributions of five native and one endemic vascular plant species: Coriaria ruscifolia L. (Coriariaceae), Fascicularia bicolor (Ruiz and Pav.) Mez subsp. canaliculata E.C. Nelson and Zizka (Bromeliaceae), Drapetes muscosus Lam. (Thymelaeaceae), Phyllachne uliginosa J.R. Forst. and G. Forst (Stylidiace...

The taxonomy and status of white-flowered aquatic Ranunculus (Ranunculus L. subgen. Batrachium (DC.) A. Gray) in South America have been subject of controversy. We examined morphological, ecological and molecular characters of Batrachium populations in the Southern American cone along a latitudinal gradient encompassing two bioclimates: Mediterrane...

Natural protected areas (ASP) located in the south-central Chile (Región Metropolitana - Región de la Araucanía) are a conservation relict embedded in agricultural and silvicultural matrices. We compared the taxonomic diversity of native and introduced species in nine sites on ASP and their adjacent matrices, in roadsides and interior habitats. We...

Although state Reserves play a major role in biodiversity conservation, private Reserves may play a complementary role by increasing surface and ecological representation. The Reserva Biologica Huilo Huilo occupies an area of 100 000 ha and is situated in the temperate austral forest ecoregion of South America and includes Nothofagus forests and va...

Natural protected areas (ASP) located in the south-central Chile (Region Metropolitana - Region de la Araucania) are a conservation relict embedded in agricultural and silvicultural matrices. We compared the taxonomic diversity of native and introduced species in nine sites on ASP and their adjacent matrices, in roadsides and interior habitats. We...

Although state Reserves play a major role in biodiversity conservation, private Reserves may play a complementary role by increasing surface and ecological representation. The Reserva Biologica Huilo Huilo occupies an area of 100 000 ha and is situated in the temperate austral forest ecoregion of South America and includes Nothofagus forests and va...

There is an urgent need for comprehensive national databases on alien plant species, especially in developing countries. Despite the fact that plant invasions are considered a major threat to biodiversity, they have been poorly studied or not considered a conservation priority in South America. We aim to assess alien plant distribution in Chile, us...

The micromorphological features of the abaxial epidermis of the lemma of Chilean species of Polypogon Desf. (incl. Chaetotropis Kunth), Agrostis L and the hybrid ×Agropogon P. Fourn. (Poaceae, Pooideae, Agrostidinae) were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The objective was to bring new characters to clarify the systematic position o...

La especie introducida Fallopia sachalinensis (F.Schmidt) Ronse Decr. es registrada por primera vez en el territorio chileno, naturalizada fuera de zona urbanas. Se entrega la descripción taxonómica, características ecológicas de la especie y de la población registrada, así como también la fotografía de ésta. Los especímenes fueron recolectados en...

Pretende contribuir a la educación ambiental y difusión de diversas plantas nativas, cuyo criterio de selección es el de asociarse a otras plantas durante su desarrollo, mediante facilitación de soporte mecánico para enredaderas y epífitas, o como huésped en el caso de plantas parásitas. Esta obra incorpora una serie de particularidades sobre las d...

A new record of the fungal grass parasite Laetisaria fuciformis from southern Chile is described and its biology is briefly discussed.

Tree invasions can lead to changes in the plant community composition and reductions in the number of native species. Acacia dealbata Link (silver wattle) was introduced to Chile as an ornamental. This species originated in Australia and Tasmania has been documented as invader in several ecosystems in the world. In Chile, this species is strongly a...

A new record of the fungal grass parasite Laetisaria fuciformis from southern Chile is described and its biology is briefly discussed.

Tree invasions can lead to changes in the plant community composition and reductions in the number of native species. Acacia dealbata Link (silver wattle) was introduced to Chile as an ornamental. This species originated in Australia and Tasmania has been documented as invader in several ecosystems in the world. In Chile, this species is strongly a...

Se realizó una revisión taxonómica del género Acaena en Chile, utilizando caracteres morfológicos clásicos. Se reconocen veinte especies para Chile continental y Archipiélago de Juan Fernández, las que se ubican en seis secciones. Los caracteres de mayor utilidad para reconocer las especies son el tipo de inflorescencia, forma de los folíolos, asi...

Aim Taxonomic comparisons of alien floras across climatically similar regions have been proposed as a powerful approach for increasing our understanding of plant invasions across scales. However, detailed comparisons between the alien biotas of climatically similar regions are scarce. This study aims to compare the taxonomic patterns of alien speci...

La Región de Atacama tiene 980 especies de plantas vasculares nativas, de las cuales el 9,6% se encuentra en las categorías En Peligro (EP) o Vulnerable (VU). Este porcentaje de especies con problemas de conservación aumenta a cerca del 27% si se incluye a las especies Insuficientemente Conocidas de las subcategoría potencialmente Extintas (IC(EX?)...

RESUMEN La flora nativa y naturalizada que habita en la Región de Atacama está compuesta por 1.099 especies, de las cuales 980 son nativas de Chile. Se presenta el catálogo florístico de la región indicando para cada especie: a) la categoría de conservación a nivel regional, b) origen (endémica de Chile, nativa no endémica, adventicia), c) forma de...

The results of the excursion made during 2006-07 to the basins of Baker and Pascua rivers on the Chilean Patagonia are reported. There are 342 taxa of vascular plants, 302 on the Baker River, and 124 on the Pascua River. The families with higher numbers were Poaceae (52), Asteraceae (50) and Cyperaceae (15). Four endemics species were found on the...

Se reportan los resultados de las excursiones botánicas realizadas durante los años 2006- 07 a las cuencas de los ríos Baker y Pascua en la Región de Aisén, Patagonia chilena. Se encontraron 342 taxa de plantas vasculares, 302 en la cuenca del río Baker y 124 en río Pascua. Las familias mejor representadas son Poaceae (52), Asteraceae (50) y Cypera...

RESUMEN Se presenta el nuevo hallazgo de Tarasa umbellata Krapov. (Malvaceae) en Talca, Chile. Los frutos eran desconocidos hasta ahora. Se entrega una descripción completa, comentarios de su hábitat, número cromosómico y la relación con Tarasa reichei (Phil.) Krapov. ABSTRACT A new discovery of Tarasa umbellata Krapov. (Malvaceae) in Talca, centra...

The present article reports novelties in two genera of Solanaceae: Solanum and Salpichroa. In Solanum, the identity and the synonymy of two species belonging to subgen. Leptostemonum (S. bonariense and S. guaraniticum) are clarified, and the presence of S. julocrotonoides (sect. Brevantherum) is reported for the first time from Argentina. The genus...

The present article reports novelties in two genera of Solanaceae: Solanum and Salpichroa. In Solanum, the identity and the synonymy of two species belonging to subgen. Leptostemonum (S. bonariense and S. guaraniticum) are clarified, and the presence of S. julocrotonoides (sect. Brevantherum) is reported for the first time from Argentina. The genus...

A new discovery of Tarasa umbellata Krapov. (Malvaceae) in Talca, central Chile, is presented. The fruits were unknown until now. The description of the fruits, commentaries about the habitat, chromosome number and the relation with Tarasa reichei (Phil.) Krapov. is made.

Oceanic islands, such as Juan Fernández in Chile, are the home for particular biotas that have evolved in isolation over a long period. The anthropogenic introduction of allochtonous plants is one of many problems for the conservation of endemic elements. In this paper, we present the new additions to the introduced flora of the Juan Fernández Isla...

One main aim of biogeography is to determine if species are randomly distributed or if there exist groups of species with common distributional patterns known as chorotypes. In this study, we determined through quantitative techniques if there exists such chorotypes for trees and shrubs in the transitional Mediterranean- temperate climatic zone of...

One main aim of biogeography is to determine if species are randomly distributed or if there exist groups of species with common distributional patterns known as chorotypes. In this study, we determined through quantitative techniques if there exists such chorotypes for trees and shrubs in the transitional Mediterranean-temperate climatic zone of C...

New records for 16 species, 10 genera and one family are reported for the flora of the Llullaillaco National Park (Region of Antofagasta) in northern Chile. The total known flora of this National Park is thus increased to 126 species, comprising 74 genera and 31 families. The number of endemic species in Llullaillaco National Park is increased to 2...

2 Centro de Ecología Aplicada Ltda. (CEA), Av. Suecia 3304, Ñuñoa, Santiago. 3 Minera Escondida Ltda., Av. de la Minería Nº501, Antofagasta. ABSTRACT New records for 16 species, 10 genera and one family are reported for the flora of the Llullaillaco National Park (Region of Antofagasta) in northern Chile. The total known flora of this National Park...

Se proponen dos nuevas combinaciones para el gánero Corynabutilon desde Abutilon; Corynabutilon h