Family
FAGACEAE
Forest Type
Seed Distribution
Wind
Height
40 m
Foliage Type
Deciduous
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It is used as a decorative tree. The wood is high quality, and is used in construction. The bark is used to dye wool brown. Nothofagus is derived from Greek, and means false beech or beech of the south; obliqua refers to the asymmetrical base of the leaves. |
Common Names
Roble, hualle, coyam, pellín
Oblong leaves with an asymmetrical base, double-sawed edge, noteable veins |
Whitish bark when young, which changes to cracked, dark blackish-brown in adults |
Masculine and feminine flowers in groups of three |
The dome opens in four leaflets. Nuts of 6 mm in length in the interior |
It grows in Chile between the O’Higgins and Lakes regions in the riparian and valdivian forests |