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| | Unasylva - Vol. 10, No. 4 - Natural forests of Chile |
 | | Roble mauling, hualo and Nothofagus alessandri do not extend southwards of Maule province, but all other species of Nothofagus which occur in this region, that is coigüe, raulí, roble, lenga and ñirre, extend far to the south, lenga and ñirre actually to Tierra del Fuego. |
 | | It was first known as Fagus antarctica until the genus Nothofagus was formed in the middle of the 19th century, by which time it was realized that the beeches of the southern hemisphere were distinct from those of the northern hemisphere. |
 | | In the natural forests of this region of Chile, three evergreen and five deciduous species of Nothofagus are estimated as comprising collectively 2/3 of the forests, the remaining 1/3 consisting of a number of other hardwoods, mainly evergreen and eight species of conifers. |
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