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Gomortega nitida Ruiz et Pavon<br />
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This tall tree, the only species in the Family<br />
Gomortegaceae (related to the Family Lauraceae),<br />
is endemic to southern Chile. The Mapuche<br />
Indians call it keule, queule, queuli (pronounced<br />
kay-ulay), linge, or hualhual (literally "vicinity")<br />
and may once have used it as a psychoactive<br />
substance. The round fruits have inebriating<br />
effects, especially when fresh, and may even be<br />
hallucinogenic, possibly as a result of the essential oils they contain (Schultes and Farnsworth 1982,<br />
180*). The opposite lanceolate leaves are said to<br />
contain an essential oil (Schultes and Hofmann<br />
1980,334*). A number of derivatives of methoxylated<br />
coumarins have been detected (D. McKenna<br />
1995, 101 *). Chemical studies of the fruits have<br />
not yet been conducted (Ott 1993,408*).<br />
Unfortunately, this fruit tree is very rare. It is<br />
found only in a single one-hundred-square-mile<br />
expanse (Schultes and Hofmann 1980, 334*) in<br />
the coastal area between Maule and Arauco, somewhat<br />
south of Concepcion (Mosbach 1992, 79*).<br />
The tree appears to be on the brink of extinction.<br />
The plant was first described by the Spanish<br />
botanist Don Hipolito Ruiz, who encountered it<br />
on a 1777-1788 expedition to Peru and Chile. He<br />
reported that the leaves have a sour-astringent<br />
taste and, when chewed, stick to the teeth as a<br />
result of their resin content. Rubbed between the<br />
fingers, they exude a scent reminiscent of that of<br />
rosemary and turpentine. "The beautiful fruits are<br />
as large as small chicken eggs, are shiny, have a<br />
yellow color, and invite one to eat them. But you<br />
will get a headache if you eat too many of them"<br />
(Schultes 1980,97*).<br />
The yellow fruits contain an extremely hard<br />
stone. They ripen toward the end of April and are<br />
used to make marmalade (Donoso Zegers 1995,<br />
94*). They are regarded as culinary delicacies. A<br />
fishing village of the Mapuche ("earthlings"), on<br />
the coast some 50 km north of Valdivia, is named<br />
Queule after this mysterious tree. None of its<br />
residents seems to have any knowledge of the tree<br />
or of its purported psychoactive use. The fruits<br />
may formerly have been used in the preparation of<br />
chicha; for this reason, they are still reputed to be<br />
psychoactive.</td><br />
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