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Eucryphia cordifolia (Ulmo)

Synonyms: Eucryphia patagonica; Pellinia chilensis; Pellinia cordifolia

Wikipedia Abstract

Eucryphia cordifolia (Ulmo) is a species of tree in the Cunoniaceae family. It is found in Chile and Argentina. It is threatened by logging and habitat loss. The natural habitat is along the Andes Range from 38 to 43°S, and up to 700 meters (2300 ft) above sea level. It is a very elegant tree with a thick trunk and wide crown and can become over 12 m (40 ft) high. It blooms in February and March, depending on latitude and altitude. The fruit is a capsule about 1.5 cm (0.6 in) length.
View Wikipedia Record: Eucryphia cordifolia

Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  900 lbf (408 kgf) Soft
Specific Gravity [2]  0.48

Predators

Chilecoccus spinosus (spinose eriococcin)[3]
Eriococcus tholothrix (dome seta eriococcin)[3]

Providers

Pollinated by 
Apis mellifera (honey bee)[4]
Bombus dahlbomii[4]
Sephanoides sephaniodes (Green-backed firecrown)[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
2Wood Technology Transfer Fact Sheets U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0