Nothofagus nitida
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| Nothofagus nitida | |
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| Leaves, near Pargua, Chile | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Nothofagaceae |
| Genus: | Nothofagus |
| Subgenus: | Nothofagus subg. Nothofagus |
| Species: | N. nitida
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| Binomial name | |
| Nothofagus nitida (Phil.) Krasser
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| Synonyms | |
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Fagus nitida | |
Nothofagus nitida (Chiloé's coigue)[1] is an evergreen tree, native to southern Chile and Argentina.[2] It is found from latitude 40° S to Última Esperanza (53° S).
Description
[edit | edit source]Up to 35 m (115 ft) height and 2 m (6.5 ft) diameter. The bark is gray. It prefers very wet soils.
Leaves are alternate between 1.5 and 3 cm, they are hard, glossy green, with a small petiole and lanceolate shape. The new borne twigs have little hairs.
Male flowers have a unique verticil with 6–10 stamens and are surrounded by tepals (sepals and petals just the same). Female flowers are grouped five by five, and pollination is mainly anemophilous. The flowers are homochlamyd, small (3 to 5 mm), unisexual, arranged in inflorescences.
Its fruits are small, flattened or triangular, yellowish in cupules made up by 2 to 7 units.
Uses
[edit | edit source]The wood is white-yellowish colored. It has beautiful engraving and it is used in furniture and construction.
References
[edit | edit source]- Donoso, Claudio. 2005. Árboles nativos de Chile. Guía de reconocimiento. Valdivia, Chile
- Hoffmann, Adriana, 1998. Flora Silvestre de Chile. Fundación Claudio Gay. Santiago.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Encyclopedia of Chilean Flora: Nothofagus nitida
- ChileBosque - Nothofagus nitida
- chlorischile: Nothofagus nitida
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