Beilschmiedia berteroana

taxobox
name = Beilschmiedia berteroana
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Magnoliids
ordo = Laurales
familia = Lauraceae
genus = "Beilschmiedia"
species = "B. berteroana"
binomial = "Beilschmiedia berteroana"
binomial_authority = (Gay) Kosterm.|

"Beilschmiedia berteroana" (Southern belloto, Belloto del sur: in Spanish), evergreen tree in the family Lauraceae from Chile: 35° to 37° lat. S, It can measure 30 m in height and 1 m in diameter. It grows at altitudes up to 1800 m a.sl. and it has and acceptable frost tolerance. Straight trunk. Gray and fissured bark is useful for tanning leather. It is very used as an ornamental tree in Chile. The flowers are used by introduced European bees for producing a very delicious honey. The wood is very beautiful and hard. The tree has been planted and acclimatized in Spain, but is rarely seen there [cite web | url=http://www.arrakis.es/~jmanuel/Plantaschilenas.pdf | title=Chilean plants cultivated in Spain] .

References

*Hechenleitner, P., M. Gardner, P. Thomas, C. Echeverría, B. Escobar, P. Brownless y C. Martínez. 2005. Plantas Amenazadas del Centro-Sur de Chile. Distribución, Conservación y Propagación. Primera Edición. Universidad Austral de Chile y Real Jardín Botánico de Edimburgo, Valdivia. 188p.
*Rodríguez, R. y M. Quezada. 2001. Laurales. En C. Marticorena y R. Rodríguez [eds.] , Flora de Chile Vol. 2, pp 10-19. Universidad de Concepción, Concepción.
* [http://www.florachilena.cl/Niv_tax/Angiospermas/Ordenes/Laurales/Lauraceae/Beilschmiedia/B.%20berteroana/Belloto%20del%20Sur.htm"Beilschmiedia berteroana" in Enciclopedia de la Flora Chilena]
* [http://www.patagoniaplants.com/products/trees/beilschmiedia-berteroana/detailed-product-flyer.html Patagonian plants: Beilschmiedia berteroana]