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Archidasyphyllum diacanthoides is an evergreen tree or shrub from southern Chile and Argentina, reaching up to 15 m, with leathery leaves and two thorns at the leaf base. It is a native of cool temperate forest and open dry sites, so it suits mild, drought-tolerant conditions.
Archidasyphyllum diacanthoides, (syn. Dasyphyllum diacanthoides) is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Asteraceae native to Chile and Argentina. In Chile, it occurs from Curico to Chiloe (35 to 42°S) between 200 and 800 m above sea level. It grows in both moist and shaded sites and more open and arid areas. Common names in Mapudungun are trevo and tayu and in Spanish palo santo ('holy tree') and palo blanco ('white tree').
The unusual Asteraceae subfamily Barnadesioideae, to which the genus Archidasyphyllum belongs, has yielded phenolic compounds, flavonoids and triterpenoids.
The bark of Archidasyphyllum diacanthoides is used in its native Chile as a folk remedy (both topical and oral) for blunt trauma: Palo santo or Palo blanco (Flotowia diacanthoides) .— It grows from Ñuble to Valdivia.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Archidasyphyllum diacanthoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
