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Nothofagus alessandrii, commonly known as the ruil, is a species of plant in the family Nothofagaceae, it is also known as the southern beeches. It is endemic to Chile, occurring chiefly in the Chilean matorral ecoregion. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species is protected within Los Ruiles National Reserve.
The ruil grows between 37º 05' and 37º 50' south latitude, in the Chilean Coast Range (Cordillera de la Costa) in Talca and Cauquenes provinces of Maule Region. The species' estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 755 km2 (292 sq mi), and its area of occupancy (AOO) is 116 km2 (45 sq mi). It is a characteristic tree of the Maulino forest plant community, which is transitional between the Mediterranean-climate Chilean matorral of Central Chile and the mild temperate and humid Valdivian temperate forests of southern Chile. Present-day ruil forests grow in an area that is climatically homogeneous.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nothofagus alessandrii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
