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Nothofagus nitida
Also called Chiloé Beech
Nothofagus nitida (Chiloé's coigue) is an evergreen tree, native to southern Chile and Argentina. It is found from latitude 40° S to Última Esperanza (53° S).
The wood is white-yellowish colored. It has beautiful engraving and it is used in furniture and construction.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nothofagus nitida 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.
