Gomortega keule (Molina) Gunckel belongs to the Gomortegaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Gomortega keule, W. D. Stevens 34081--Chile, R N Los Queules, 15 Feb 2013 8107 (20).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Family
Gomortegaceae
Genus
Gomortega
Specific Epithet
keule
Authorship
(Molina) Gunckel
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 78.4
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
38.0
Global rank
#11 of 335,497
Top 100 globally
Extinction probability
49%
Location
Chile, Maule, Cauquenes
-35.980000, -72.688889
Location Remarks
Comuna Pelluhue, Reserva Nacional Los Queules, more or less level terrain between road and Quebrada Ramadillas; tall fores with Nothofagus dominant. 391 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel
Notes
Tree, fruits yellow-green, juicy, nut dark brown. The coordinates have been rounded to nearest minute and locality notes have been removed because the specimen is considered to be in a protected conservation status.
