Gomortega keule (syn. G. nitida; Spanish names keule, queule, and hualhual) is a species of tree endemic to Chile. It is the sole species of the genus Gomortega and, according to the APG IV system of 2016 (unchanged from the APG systems of 2009, 2003 and 1998), of the monotypic family Gomortegaceae, assigned to the order Laurales in the clade magnoliids.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Gomortega keule being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pitavia punctata
- Myrsine laetevirens
- Beilschmiedia berteroana
- Planchonella eerwah
- Pittosporum coriaceum
- Laurelia sempervirens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Laurales
- Family
- Gomortegaceae
- Genus
- Gomortega
- Species
- Gomortega keule
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