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Nothofagus betuloides, Magellan's beech[1] or guindo, is a tree native to southern Patagonia.

Magellan's beech
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Nothofagaceae
Genus: Nothofagus
Subgenus: Nothofagus subg. Nothofagus
Species:
N. betuloides
Binomial name
Nothofagus betuloides
Synonyms[2]
  • Betula antarctica G.Forst.
  • Calusparassus betuloides (Mirb.) Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne.
  • Calusparassus forsteri (Hook.) Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne.
  • Fagus betuloides Mirb.
  • Fagus dubia Mirb.
  • Fagus forsteri Hook.
  • Nothofagus betuloides (Mirb.) Blume
  • Nothofagus dubia (Mirb.) Oerst.
  • Nothofagus dubia (Mirb.) Blume
  • Nothofagus forsteri (Hook.) Krasser
  • Nothofagus patagonica Gand.

In 1769, Sir Joseph Banks collected a specimen of the tree in Tierra del Fuego during Captain Cook's first voyage.[3]

Its occurrence on Hornos Island earns it the distinction of being the southernmost tree on Earth.[4]


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) above mean sea level. One specimen growing near the southeastern corner of Hornos Island (Cape Horn) was identified in 2019 as the southernmost tree in the world.[4]


Description


It is an evergreen tree up to 25 m (82 ft) tall, 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.[5]

The wood has beautiful marks, and is pinkish, hard, and semiheavy; it is used in furniture and construction.


References


  1. Baldwin, H. (2018). "Nothofagus betuloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T96477315A96479945. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T96477315A96479945.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
  3. Kew gardens, or A popular guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew by Sir W.J. Hooker
  4. Welch, Craig (July 2020). "The tree at the bottom of the world—and the wind-blasted trek to find it". National Geographic. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  5. Højgaard, A., J. Jóhansen, and S. Ødum (eds) 1989. A century of tree planting in the Faroe Islands. Føroya Frodskaparfelag, Torshavn.

На других языках


[de] Magellan-Südbuche

Die Magellan-Südbuche (Nothofagus betuloides), auch Guindo genannt, ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Südbuchen (Nothofagus) in der Familie der Scheinbuchengewächse (Nothofagaceae). Sie ist im südlichen Südamerika beheimatet. Nothofagus betuloides ist in Mitteleuropa nicht winterhart.
- [en] Nothofagus betuloides

[es] Nothofagus betuloides

Nothofagus betuloides , coigüe de magallanes, coihue blanco o guindo, es una especie de árbol perteneciente a la familia Nothofagaceae. Es originario de Sudamérica.

[ru] Нотофагус берёзовый

Нотофагус берёзовый (Nothofagus betuloides) — один из южноамериканских видов нотофагуса. Первым из европейцев его открыл Джозеф Банкс во время первого путешествия Джеймса Кука.



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