Rainforest flora , Northern Chilean Patagonia.

 Canelo: Drimys wintery,
Canelo: Drimys wintery, known as Canelo or Foique, has simple alternate leaves, of entire margin and abovate and tranceolate shapes, with a light green color in the upper side and light bluish on the reverse side.

Between September and November the trees cover themselves with white flowers in dense racemes. Later, between March and April, the fruit appear; they are brown or black berries with black bright seeds inside.



It is a beautiful tree, sacred for de Mapuches, which can reach a height of 30 m ( 98,43 ft) and a diameter of 1 m ( 3,28 ft), live in different altitudes, but always associated with humidity.







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