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Taxon:  Luma chequen (Molina) A. Gray



Summary
Genus:
Luma
Family:
Myrtaceae
Subfamily:
Myrtoideae
Tribe:
Myrteae
Nomen number:
409842
Place of publication:
C. Wilkes, U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 15:536. 1854
Verified:
01/29/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Eugenia chequen Molina

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Myrtus chequen (Molina) Spreng.

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Reference(s)
  1. Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
  2. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  3. Landrum, L. R. 1986. Campomanesia, Pimenta, Blepharocalyx, Legrandia, Acca, Myrrhinium, and Luma (Myrtaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 45:156-158.
  4. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  5. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
  6. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
Common names
English
cheken –
Spanish
arrayán –
arrayán blanco –
chequén –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Native
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile
Cultivated
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Peru
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409842. Accessed 15 December 2025.

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