Quinchamalium

Quinchamalium is a genus of flowering plant in the family Schoepfiaceae, with a single species Quinchamalium chilense, native to Chile, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia. Depending on the latitude, it can be found from sea level to 3,800 m in elevation.

==Etymology== It is locally called quinchamalí. The word kincha translates from Quechua as 'hedge of sticks', as often made from dead old quinoa plants (see quincha).