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Gomortega

Flowering Plants

Gomortega keule is a species of tree endemic to Chile and the sole species of the genus Gomortega. Under the APG IV classification system of 2016, it is also the sole species of the monotypic family Gomortegaceae, assigned to the order Laurales within the magnoliid clade. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Eaten or Drunk by People 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Gomortega keule 3
Conservation Status
Endangered 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Gomortega (Wikidata)
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Found In

Chile

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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2. Gomortega (Wikipedia)
  • Habitat and distribution
    Gomortega keule grows only in a very narrow habitat range in coastal Central Chile, including the Maulino forest and parts of the Chilean matorral.
  • Edible use
    The edible fruit is a uni- or tri-locular yellow drupe, usually with 1 (-2) seeds, fleshy mesocarp, pleasant, stony endocarp.
  • Infobox: status
    EN
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3. Gomortega (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q131312 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
  • Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Laurales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12400
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12400
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Laurales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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