Family · Magnoliids & basal

Gomortegaceae

keule

A single endangered aromatic tree endemic to central Chile, bearing edible yellow drupes.

Accepted species: 1accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈78 MaCretaceous · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Gomortega keule

Its genus

Gomortega1 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Gomortegaceae sits in the order Laurales.