Gevuina avellana Molina GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Gevuina

Family:

Proteaceae

Nomen number:

17519

Place of publication:

Sag. stor. nat. Chili 184. 1782

Verified:

10/30/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Halloy, S. et al. 1996. Gevuina nut (Gevuina avellana, Proteaceae), a cool climate alternative to macadamia. Econ. Bot. 50:224.
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la flora vascular de Chile.
Personal Care Products Council. INCI
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts

Common names

English
Chilean wildnut –
Spanish (Chile)
avellana –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Southern America

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Environmental	ornamental		Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Human food	potential as nut	locally trade but with potential to become commercially exploited	Halloy, S. et al. 1996. Gevuina nut (Gevuina avellana, Proteaceae), a cool climate alternative to macadamia. Econ. Bot. 50:224.