Nothofagus nitida

Nothofagus nitida (Coigüe de Chiloé; Chiloé's Coigue in Spanish ) is an evergreen tree, native from Chile and Argentina,[1] it lives from latitude 40° S to Última Esperanza (53° S).

Nothofagus nitida
detailed leaves, province of Llanquihue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fagales
Family:
Nothofagaceae
Genus:
Nothofagus
Species:
N. nitida
Binomial name
Nothofagus nitida
(Phil.) Krasser
Synonyms

Fagus nitida

Description

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

The wood is white-yellowish colored. It has beautiful engraving and it is used in furniture and construction.

References
  1. Mathiasen, Paula; Vidoz, Félix; Valle, Sebastián; Ojeda, Valeria S.; Acosta, María Cristina; Ippi, Silvina; Cerón, Gerardo A.; Premoli, Andrea C. (2017). "Primeros registros de presencia de Nothofagus nitida (Nothofagaceae) en Argentina y estimación de su área de distribución potencial" [First presence records of Nothofagus nitida (Nothofagaceae) in Argentina and estimation of its potential distribution area]. Bosque (in Spanish). 38 (3): 467–477. doi:10.4067/S0717-92002017000300004. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  • Donoso, Claudio. 2005. Árboles nativos de Chile. Guía de reconocimiento. Valdivia, Chile
  • Hoffmann, Adriana, 1998. Flora Silvestre de Chile. Fundación Claudio Gay. Santiago.


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