It's a tree of a pyramidal aspect that measures between 5 and 15 meters (16-49ft) in height. It has an abundant and evergreen foliage that branches out from its base. Its trunk is smooth, cylindrical, with some gray tones. Its leaves are simple and arranged in two lines of 1 to 2.5 m. (3.3ft to 8.2ft). At its largest point it is 1.5 to 2 meters (5-6.5ft) wide. The tree grows a fruit commonly known as “grape of the mountain range,” that has a fleshy consistency, egg-shaped, and a whitish-color early on that turns into a violet-blue when it matures.

Family: Fagaceae

Distribution: Found from the Aconcagua river to Llaquihue and Chiloé. It also lives in its macrocarpa variety in some points of the Coastal mountain range.