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Elaeocarpaceae

Maquei

Aristotelia chilensis (Molina) Stuntz

Family
Elaeocarpaceae
Genus
Aristotelia

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Common names

By language (6)
Chinese
玛基果, 馬基果, 酒果, 智利浆果树
English
Maquei
Hebrew
תות יין צ'יליאני
Korean
아리스토텔리아 킬렌시스
Spanish
Cornus chilensis, Queldron, Queldrón
Thai
มากี้เบอร์รี่

Synonyms

  • Aristotelia glabra Miers
  • Aristotelia glandulosa Ruiz & Pav.
  • Aristotelia lucida Salisb.
  • Aristotelia macqui L'Hér.
  • Aristotelia macqui var. alpestris Reiche
  • Aristotelia macqui var. brachystyla Kurz.
  • Aristotelia macqui var. leucocarpa Dimitri
  • Aristotelia maqui var. andina Phil.
  • Beaumaria macqui Deless. ex Steud.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.