Lophozonia obliqua
| Lophozonia obliqua | |
|---|---|
.JPG) |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: |
N. obliqua
|
| Binomial name | |
| Lophozonia obliqua (Mirb.) Heenan & Smissen
|
|
| Synonyms | |
|
Nothofagus obliqua |
|
Lua error in Module:Taxonbar/candidate at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Lophozonia obliqua, (Patagonian oak, roble[1] or roble beech)[2] (usually found in North America)) is a deciduous tree from Chile and Argentina. It grows from 33 to 43° south latitude. The northern extent of this tree's range in Chile is considered to be the Vizcachas Mountains and La Campana National Park.[3] L. obliqua was known as Nothofagus obliqua prior to 2013.[4]
Contents
Description
L. obliqua reaches a height of 50 meters (175 ft).[5] and 2 m (6.5 ft) diameter.
It has gray-brownish or dark brown bark. The trunk is often forked. It has alternate leaves somewhat curled between the veins and the serrated margin. It has separate male and female flowers, both are small and are surrounded by green colored bracts, and rather inconspicuous.
In Chile is called roble hualle to young trees, whose wood is soft and yellowish, and roble pellín to old trees, which have their reddish hardwood. It has a good figure, is valued for its durability, and is used in furniture and construction.
Cultivation
The tree was introduced to the British Isles in 1849.[6] Material with provenance from different places in its natural environment was tested in cultivation in Scotland. Trees cultivated from material collected from Ñuble, which is the provenance closest to the Equator, were the most damaged by frosts. Unfortunately seeds of that provenance were supplied to many commercial growers in the 70’s in the United Kingdom. Seeds sourced from Neuquen in Argentina proved the hardiest. A selection from Malleco, Chile, which is the provenance of the first trees planted in the British Isles also gave good hardiness results.[7] It has also been planted on the North Pacific Coast of the United States.[8]
Subspecies
There are two recognised subspecies of L. obliqua. These are:
- L. obliqua subsp. andina (F.M.Vazquez & R.A.Rodr.)
- L. obliqua subsp. valdiviana (Phil.) Heenan & Smissen.
Lophozonia macrocarpa was once also considered a subspecies, as Fagus obliqua var. macrocarpa.[4]
Hybrids
- L. obliqua hybridises with Raulí (Lophozonia alpina) to form the hybrid species Lophozonia ×dodecaphleps.[4]
Line notes
- Adriana Hoffman {1998} Flora Silvestre de Chile. Fundación Claudio Gay. Santiago.
- C. Donoso (2005) Árboles nativos de Chile. Guía de reconocimiento. Valdivia, Chile.
- C. Salas, V. LeMay, P. Núñez, P. Pacheco and A. Espinosa (2006) Spatial patterns in an old-growth Nothofagus obliqua forest in south-central Chile. Forest Ecology and Management 231(1-3): 38-46.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Henry John Elwes, F.R.S. and Augustine Henry. M.A. Trees of Great Britain and Ireland. MCMVII. Volume III. Edinburgh
- ↑ M. B. Murray, M. G. R. Cannell, L. J. Sheppard and R. Lines. 1986. Frost Hardiness of Nothofagus procera and Nothofagus obliqua in Britain. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Bush Estate Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. Forestry Commission, Northern Research Station, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This Fagales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
