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Nothofagus betuloides, Magellan's beech or guindo, is a tree native to southern Patagonia. In 1769, Sir Joseph Banks collected a specimen of the tree in Tierra del Fuego during Captain Cook's first voyage.Its occurrence on Hornos Island earns it the distinction of being the southernmost tree on Earth.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Nothofagus
- Family
- Nothofagaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Magellan's Beech en Guindo
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