Gomortega

taxobox
name = "Gomortega keule"
status = EN
status_system = iucn2.3
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Magnoliids
ordo = Laurales
familia = Gomortegaceae
genus = "Gomortega"
species = "G. keule"
binomial = "Gomortega keule"
binomial_authority = (Molina) Baillon
range_

"Gomortega keule" (syn. "G. nitida"; Spanish names Keule, Queule and Hualhual) is a tree native to Chile. It is the sole species of the genus "Gomortega" and, according to the APG II system of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system of 1998), of the monotypic family Gomortegaceae, assigned to the order Laurales in the clade magnoliids.

The plant grows only in a very narrow habitat range in coastal central Chile. The species is endangered of extinction due to overharvesting, clearing the forests where it is found for agriculture and silviculture.

"Gomortega keule" produces a yellow edible sweet fruit about 3.4-4.5 cm. in diameter, harvested for making a kind of marmalade.

References and external links

The species

* [http://www.florachilena.cl/Niv_tax/Angiospermas/Ordenes/Laurales/Gomortegaceae/Gomortega%20keule.htm "Gomortega keule" in Encyclopedia of the Chilean Flora]
* [http://www.ucm.cl/agronomia/RFGKeul.htm Information on "Gomortega keule"] (in Spanish)
* Listed as Endangered (EN A1cd v2.3)
* [http://www.chilebosque.cl/tree/gkeul.html Pictures and habitat map of "Gomortega keule"] (in Spanish)
* [http://www.ucm.cl/ProyectoFIA/ Project developed in Chile on "Gomortega keule"] (in Spanish)
* [http://www.lanacion.cl/prontus_noticias/site/artic/20060517/pags/20060517135246.html] (in Spanish)

The family

* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/gomorteg.htm Gomortegaceae] in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). " [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ The families of flowering plants] : descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval." Version: 27th April 2006. http://delta-intkey.com.
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=900&taxon_id=10379 e-floras]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=63796&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock NCBI Taxonomy Browser]
* [http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/gateway_family?fam=Gomortegaceae links at CSDL, Texas]