The blessed guindo is a tree that reaches 4 to 5 meters (13-17 ft) in height and 10-15 cm (4-6 inches) in diameter. Its trunk has a clean bark of lustrous red color, with forked branches that have an extremely sticky substance on the ends. Its leaves are evergreen and its flowers are hermaphroditic, large and colorful, with four white petals and yellow stamens. The fruit of the tree ripens between February and April.

Family: Eucriphiaceae

Distribution: Exclusively found in the provinces of Bío-Bío and Ñuble in the 7th Region, as well as the locations on the pre-Andean range.