Winter'S Bark (Drimys winteri)
Description
Drimys winteri (winter's bark or canelo) is a slender tree, growing up to 20 m (66 ft) tall. It is native to the Magellanic and Valdivian temperate rain forests of Chile and Argentina, where it is a dominant tree in the coastal evergreen forests. It is found below 1,200 m (3,937 ft) between latitude 32- south and Cape Horn at latitude 56-. In its southernmost natural range it can tolerate temperatures down to -20 -C (-4 -F).
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Canellales
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Family: Winteraceae
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Genus: Drimys
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