Juglans australis
Juglans australis | |
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Bark of tree at Hackfalls Arboretum, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Juglandaceae |
Genus: | Juglans |
Section: | Juglans sect. Rhysocaryon |
Species: | J. australis
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Binomial name | |
Juglans australis Gris.
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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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References
- ^ . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Diptera:Tephritidae) with Notes on Probable Parasitism by Doryctobracon areikatys, D. brasiliensis, Opius bellus (Braconidae) and Aganaspis pelleranoi (Figitidae)" the Florida Entomologist 87(4)597-9 (Dec. 2004). The Florida Entomoloical Society, Lutz, FL (USA)
- ^ "NOGAL - Juglans Australis - Argentine Walnut, Nogal criollo". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2010-02-04.