Guevina
(the native name). SYN. Quadria. ORD. Proteaceae. A monotypic genus. The species is a greenhouse evergreen tree, succeeding in a peat and loam soil. Propagated by cuttings, inserted in sand, under a glass. G. Avellana (nut). fl. white, hermaphrodite, geminate, pedicellate, disposed in rather long axillary racemes; perianth tube cylindrical; limb ovoid, recurved. June. fr. coral-red when ripe, about the size of a cherry. Seed edible, largely used by the Chilians. l. alternate, impari-pinnate; leaflets dentate. h. 40ft. (in its native country). Chili, 1826. This tree is hardy in the South-west of England.