''Beilschmiedia miersii'' (Northern acorn tree, Belloto del norte: in Spanish), an

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tree in the Lauraceae native to central

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from 30 to 35°S., up to 1200 meters (4000 ft) above sea level and lives under very dry conditions. A type locality for ''B. miersii'' is the

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and Cerro La Campana, where it is associated with the

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Description

Reaches 25 meters (82 ft) heightPatagonian Plants, 2009 and 80 cm (31 in) diameter. Straight and cylindrical trunk. Gray-brownish bark. Leaves are simple, opposite and subopposite, aovate to aovate-elliptical, entire margin, wavy, above they are dark and glossy, below they are glaucous, obtuse to emarginate

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, obtuse to slightly subcordate base, the leaves are about 4–11 cm long and 1,5–5 cm wide, petioles very

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about 5–10 mm long.

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s are hermaphrodite, in

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s about 3–10 cm; pedicellate about 2–5 mm, yellow greenish, pubescent and fleshy

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, the

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ends in a papillose and obtuse stigma.

Cultivation and uses

In central Chile this species is used as an ornamental. Its

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is a brown drupe when ripe and is sometimes used for feeding pigs. It has also been planted and acclimatized in

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References

*P. Hechenleitner, M. Gardner, P. Thomas, C. Echeverría, B. Escobar, P. Brownless and 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. *C. Michael Hogan. 2008
''Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
*R. Rodríguez and M. Quezada. 2001. Laurales. En C. Marticorena y R. Rodríguez ds. Flora de Chile Vol. 2, pp 10–19. Universidad de Concepción, Concepción. *

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External links

miersii'' in Encyclopedia of Chilean Flora
Trees of Chile miersii Drought-tolerant trees Ornamental trees Trees of Mediterranean climate {{tree-stub