Nothofagus betuloides
| Nothofagus betuloides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Nothofagaceae |
| Genus: | Nothofagus |
| Species: | N. betuloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Nothofagus betuloides (Mirb.) Oerst. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nothofagus betuloides, Magellan's beech or guindo, is native to southern Patagonia.
In 1769 Sir Joseph Banks collected a specimen of the tree in Tierra del Fuego during Captain Cook's first voyage.[2]
Distribution
Nothofagus betuloides grows from southern Chile and southern Argentina (40°S) to Tierra del Fuego (56°S). It is found from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).
Description
It is an evergreen tree up to 25 m (82 ft) with a columnar appearance. In its natural environment it tolerates cold winters and absence of heat in summer. Specimens from the southern forests resist temperatures down to −20 °C (−4 °F).
Cultivation
It succeeds in Scotland. Trees planted in the Faroe Islands, which were imported directly from its southernmost distribution in Tierra del Fuego, have turned out to be very hardy.[3]
The wood has beautiful marks, is pinkish, hard and semi-heavy, and is used in furniture and construction.
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Illustration from specimens collected by the Endeavour, Tierra del Fuego, 1769
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Fagus betuloides in J. D. Hooker's Flora Antarctica 1844–1846, from the Ross expedition of 1839–1843
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
- ↑ Kew gardens, or A popular guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew by Sir W.J. Hooker
- ↑ Højgaard, A., J. Jóhansen, and S. Ødum (eds) 1989. A century of tree planting in the Faroe Islands. Føroya Frodskaparfelag, Torshavn.
- Donoso, C. 2005. Árboles nativos de Chile. Guía de reconocimiento. Edición 4. Marisa Cuneo Ediciones, Valdivia, Chile. 136p.
- Hoffmann, Adriana. 1998. Flora Silvestre de Chile, Zona Central. Edición 4. Fundación Claudio Gay, Santiago. 254p.
- Rodríguez, R. & Quezada, M. 2003. Fagaceae. En C. Marticorena y R. Rodríguez [eds.], Flora de Chile Vol. 2(2), pp 64–76. Universidad de Concepción, Concepción.
- "Nothofagus betuloides". Encyclopedia of Chilean Flora. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- "Magellan's beech". Chilebosque. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- "Nothofagotts betuloides in the Netherlands". PlantenTuin Esveld. Retrieved 2009-06-27.