Juglans australis

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Juglans australis
Bark of tree at Hackfalls Arboretum, New Zealand

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Juglans
Section: Juglans sect. Rhysocaryon
Species:
J. australis
Binomial name
Juglans australis
Gris.

Juglans australis, the nogal criollo,

habitat loss
.

Description

J. australis is a spreading deciduous tree, up to 25 m. wide which produces first quality lumber, with a straight trunk up to 6 m. tall and up to 5 dm. in diameter. The wood is dense (640 kg/m3), hard, and strong. Upon drying, the radial shrinkage is 2.2%, the tangential 4.7%.[3] The pinnately compound leaves are borne alternately, and bear up to fifteen oval-lanceolate finely serrate leaflets.

Like most walnuts, J. australis produces

allelopathic
substance which decreases competition from other plants growing nearby.

It is more frost resistant than the Persian walnut (J. regia).

Uses

The immature fruits are pickled whole for human consumption. The mature nuts are also eaten. The concentrated extract of the husk is used as a

vermifuge
.

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