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Drimys winteri - South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood

Drimys, genus Drimys - shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage

tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

winter's bark - aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties

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One of the more unusual varieties can be found in the lower garden, the winter's bark, Drimys winteri. Its leaves are high in Vitamin C and were once eaten to prevent scurvy.

Inside the hidden medieval paradise in Central London which you never knew existed; The blitzed ruins of St Dunstan in-the-East provide a tranquil retreat for the city worker

(1998) found experimental removal of occlusions (referred to as plugs) in leaves of Drimys winteri, a tree of wet forests, resulted in lower water loss than otherwise occurred.

A glimpse into the anatomy of Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia

Zapata and Smagghe [88] demonstrated that the [LC.sub.50] after 24h of Laurelia sempervirens (Monimiaceae) and Drimys winteri (Winteraceae) EOs against T.

Essential Oils in Stored Product Insect Pest Control

The effects of the essential oil and hydrolate of canelo (Drimys winteri) on adults of Aegorhinus superciliosus in the laboratory.

Efecto de extractos de Maytenus sobre Aegorhinus superciliosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) e Hippodamia convergens (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Based on the results of our group, some metabolites from Cestrum parqui (Lamarck) L'Heritier (Solanaceae) and Drimys winteri J.

Effects of ethanolic extracts of Argemone ochroleuca (Papaveraceae) on the food consumption and development of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

My final selection is Winter's Bark, Drimys winteri. It takes its name from Captain John Winter, an officer who set off with Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation voyage, and it was he who first discovered the tree's medicinal qualities.

Chile climes create warming colours; Look to South America for an exotic tree to bring colour and fragrance to your garden

*Co: Coihue (Nothofagus dombeyi), Ra: Rauli (Nothofagus alpina), Te: Tepa (Laureliopsis philippiana), Ro: Roble (Nothofagus obliqua), Ca: Canelo (Drimys winteri), Myrt: Myrtaceae.

Composicion del paisaje como determinante de la diversidad y de grupos funcionales alimentarios de macroinvertebrados acuaticos en rios de la Araucania, Chile

(5) Polygodial is a component also of various other plants found throughout the world, including Persicaria hydropiper (water pepper), a popular spice in traditional Japanese cuisine (6) and in the bark of the South American tree Drimys winteri (Winters Bark), used by the British sailor John Winter in the 16th century and later by Captain James Cook and his crew in the South Pacific, to treat scurvy.

Pseudowintera spp. (Horopito): a monograph

"El laurel, el folle (canelo, Drimys winteri), los arboles son como las personas, nuestros hijos", senala un residente de Milleuco.

Patrimonio y paisaje: dos formas de ensamblar naturaleza y cultura en la cuenca del Rio Valdivia, sur de Chile