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Tineo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Oxalidales
Family:	Cunoniaceae
Genus:	Weinmannia
Species:	W. trichosperma
Binomial name
	Weinmannia trichosperma; Ruiz & Pav.

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Weinmannia trichosperma (Tineo), evergreen tree in the family of Cunoniaceae, it is native to Chile and Argentina: 35° to 47° lat. S.

Description

W. trichosperma grows up to 30 m (100 ft) high. It has a straight trunk up to 1 m (3 ft) in diameter and gray, fissured bark. The leaves are imparipinnate and opposite. Between the leaflets there are triangular wings giving each pair a rhomboid outline. There are two deciduous stipules at the base of the leaves. The leaves are about 3–8 cm long and 2–4 cm wide, and the leaflets are 0.6–1.6 cm long and 0.6–1.0 cm wide and toothed. The foliage tends to be sparse and spread out.

The flowers are hermaphrodite, white and clustered in racemes. The calyx is made up of 4–5 imbricate sepals; a corolla with 3–5 composite petals; an androecium with 8-10 stamens and 2 carpels with a white stigma.

The fruit is a leathery obovate capsule which divides in two. In autumn the capsule turns bright red, and is 6–9 mm long and 2 mm wide. It opens in the middle between the styles. The seeds are ellipsoid, light brown, with scattered white hairs and small: 1 mm long and 0.6 mm wide.

Cultivation and uses

The bark can be used to tan leather. W. trichosperma is used as an ornamental tree in Chile. The flowers are used by introduced European bees to make a delicious honey. The wood is very beautiful and hard. It thrives in cool and moist climates, and succeeds as an ornamental in Northern Ireland, Scotland, some parts of England and in the North Pacific Coast of the United States.

Etymology

Weinmannia, for German botanist J. A. Weinmann (1782-1858); trichosperma, from Latin: hairy seeds. And tineo, Mapuche name.

References and external links

Donoso, C. 2005. Árboles nativos de Chile. Guía de reconocimiento. Edición 4. Marisa Cuneo Ediciones, Valdivia, Chile. 136 p.
Hoffmann, A. 1982. Flora silvestre de Chile, Zona Araucana. Edición 4. Fundación Claudio Gay, Santiago. 258 p.
"Weinmannia trichosperma". Enciclopedia de la Flora Chilena. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
"Weinmannia trichosperma in Scotland". Dendrological Plant Image Gallery. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
"Weinmannia trichosperma in Washington Park Arboretum" (PDF). Washington Park Arboretum. Retrieved 2009-06-29.

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 ==Description==
+''W.&nbsp; trichosperma'' grows up to 30 m (100 ft) high. It has a straight trunk up to 1 m (3 ft) in diameter and gray, fissured bark. The leaves are imparipinnate and opposite. Between the leaflets there are triangular wings giving each pair a rhomboid outline. There are two deciduous [[stipule]]s at the base of the leaves. The leaves are about 3–8 [[centimeter|cm]] long and  2–4  cm wide, and the [[leaflet]]s are 0.6–1.6 cm long and 0.6–1.0 cm wide and toothed. The foliage tends to be sparse and spread out.
+The [[Flower|flower]]s are [[hermaphrodite]], white and clustered in [[raceme]]s. The [[calyx (botany)|calyx]] is made up of 4–5 imbricate [[sepal]]s; a [[corolla (flower)|corolla]] with 3–5 composite [[petal]]s; an [[androecium]] with 8-10 [[stamen]]s and 2 carpels with a white [[stigma]].
-It can measure 30 m (100 ft) height and 1 m (3 ft) diameter. Straight trunk. Gray and fissured bark. Leaves are oppositte imparipinnate, opposite, among every leaflet there are triangular wings giving to every pair a rhomboid outline; it has at the base of the leaves 2 deciduous [[stipule]]s. The leaves are about 3–8 long and  2–4 [[centimeter|cm]] wide, [[leaflet]]s 0.6–1.6 long and 0.6–1.0 cm wide, toothed. It has growth habit of sparse and wide foliage.
+The [[Fruit|fruit]] is a leathery obovate [[Capsule (fruit)|capsule]]  which divides in two. In autumn the capsule turns bright red, and is 6–9 [[millimeter|mm]] long and 2 mm wide. It opens in the middle between the styles. The [[Seed|seed]]s are ellipsoid, light brown, with scattered white hairs and small: 1 mm long and 0.6 mm wide.
-[[Flower]]s are [[hermaphrodite]], white and in clusters . The [[calyx (botany)|calyx]] is made up by 4–5 [[sepal]]s, imbricate; The [[corolla (flower)|corolla]] has composite 3–5 [[petal]]s; [[androecium]] with 8-10 [[stamen]]s; [[gynoecium]] of superous [[ovary (plants)|ovary]] and 2 carpels with white [[stigma]].
-[[Fruit]]: [[Capsule (fruit)|capsule]] leathery, splits in two, obovate, in Autumn it turns  loud red, 6–9 long and 2 [[millimeter|mm]] wide , opening in the middle, between the styles. [[Seed]]s ellipsoid, light brown, with scattered white hairs, little (1 long and 0.6 wide).
 ==Cultivation and uses==
-The bark and is useful for tanning leather. It is used as an ornamental tree in Chile. The flowers are used by introduced European [[bee]]s for producing a very delicious honey. The wood is very beautiful and hard. It thrives in cool and moist climates, this is the reason why it succeeds as ornamental in [[Northern Ireland]], [[Scotland]], some parts of [[England]] and also in the North Pacific Coast of the [[United States]].
+The bark can be used to tan leather. ''W.&nbsp; trichosperma'' is used as an ornamental tree in Chile. The flowers are used by introduced European [[bee]]s to make a delicious honey. The wood is very beautiful and hard. It thrives in cool and moist climates, and succeeds as an ornamental in [[Northern Ireland]], [[Scotland]], some parts of [[England]] and in the North Pacific Coast of the [[United States]].
 ==Etymology==