Sophora cassioides is a legume tree endemic to central and southern Chile.[1] It is one of the two species of Sophora endemic to
continental Chile along with Sophora macrocarpa (other species are endemic to
insular Chile).[2]
Distribution
It is an endemic from South Chile and
Gough Island.[3] In South America it is found between
Constitución and
Puyuhuapi. It prefers shady places in Myrtaceae stands, alongside Drimys, Caldcluvia, and other hygrophyllous species. Putative hybrids with Sophora macrocarpa have been described at Bullileo (Linares). It is also found in coastal areas associated with the Peumus boldus–Persea lingue alliance.[4]
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^Smith-Ramírez C, Armesto JJ, Valdovinos C (2005). Historia, biodiversidad y ecología de los bosques costeros de Chile [History, biodiversity, and ecology of the coastal forests of Chile] (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Universitaria. p. 708.
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abHurr KA, Lockhart PJ, Heenan PB, Penny D (1999). "Evidence for the recent dispersal of Sophora (Leguminosae) around the Southern Oceans: molecular data". J Biogeogr. 26 (3): 565–577.
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