Gomortega keule
Gomortega keule (syn. G. nitida; Spanish names keule, queule, and hualhual) is a species of tree endemic to Chile. It is the sole species of the genus Gomortega and, according to the APG IV system of 2016 (unchanged from the APG systems of 2009, 2003 and 1998), of the monotypic family Gomortegaceae, assigned to the order Laurales in the clade magnoliids.
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Gomortega keule (syn. G. nitida; Spanish names keule, queule, and hualhual) is a species of tree endemic to Chile. It is the sole species of the genus Gomortega and, according to the APG IV system of 2016 (unchanged from the APG systems of 2009, 2003 and 1998), of the monotypic family Gomortegaceae, assigned to the order Laurales in the clade magnoliids.
==Description== thumb|Fruits of G. keule Evergreen trees, aromatic, gray bark with shallow longitudinal fissures. The leaves are petiolate, simple, entire, obovate to lanceolate, coriaceous. The stems have unilacunar nodes and with two foliar traces. The branches are quadrangular.
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Endangered flora of South AmericaEndemic flora of ChileFlora of central ChileFlora of the Chilean MatorralFlora of the Valdivian temperate forestsFruits originating in South AmericaIUCN Red List endangered speciesMonotypic Laurales generaScience and technology articles needing translation from Spanish WikipediaTaxa named by Henri Ernest BaillonTaxa named by Hipólito Ruiz López