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This species is used ornamentally for its beautiful fall leaf coloring. The wood is somewhat knotty. Nothofagus, named for false beeches or beeches of the south. The epithet, antarctica, is a Latinization and alludes to the fact that they were harvested in the Magellanes Strait, which is considered in the Antarctic region. |
Common Names
Ñirre, ngërü
Ovular leaves with an asymmetric base and irregularly serrated edges. |
Grey bark with irregular cracks. |
The male flowers are singular while the females are in groups of three with short stalks. |
The shell or husk opens into four valves, with nuts 3-4 mm in length on the inside of each valve. |
In Chile, it grows from the Maule Region to the Magellanes Region. It is a tree dominant in the Pilmaiquén Pampa. |