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Gomortega nitida.

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  2. Hedrick, ed., 1919: Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World.
Botanical name: 
Gomortega keule

Gomortega nitida Ruiz & Pav.

This is a large tree of Chile called queule or keule. The fruit is the size of a small peach; the eatable part is yellow, not very juicy, but is of a most excellent and grateful taste.


Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.

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