Rainforest flora , Northern Chilean Patagonia.

Tepa: Laurelia philippiana, known as Tepa, Laurelia or Huahuán, has simple opposite leaves, with an elliptical to oval lancelet shape, very similar to those of Laurel, but with a strongly serrated margin and with a stronger smell than that of Laurel.



The flowers, similar to those of Laurel, appear earlier, in September, and the fruit, also the same type, are smaller and without peduncles or with very short ones; the seeds are also very small. Tree 30 or more meters high and with a diameter de 1,50 m ( 4,92 ft) or more, which usually grow in the middle height areas in the mountain ranges.

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