Taxon:  Gevuina avellana Molina



Summary
Genus:
Gevuina
Family:
Proteaceae
Nomen number:
17519
Place of publication:
Sag. stor. nat. Chili 184-185.  1782
Verified:
10/30/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
14 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  3. Flores García, M. et al. 2019. Chemical evaluation and thermal behavior of Chilean hazelnut oil (Gevuina avellana Mol) a comparative study with extra virgin olive oil. Eur. Food Res. Technol. 245:1021-1029. DOI: 10.1007/s00217-018-3206-1.
  4. Halloy, S. et al. 1996. Gevuina nut (Gevuina avellana, Proteaceae), a cool climate alternative to macadamia. Econ. Bot. 50:224. Note: locally trade but with potential to become commercially exploited
  5. Holt, L. & G. Murphy. 2018. The economic potential of Gevuina avellana in New Zealand planted forests. Agroforest. Systems 92:1287-1300. DOI: 10.1007/s10457-017-0072-y.
  6. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  7. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  8. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  9. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  10. Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la flora vascular de Chile.
  11. Medel, F. 2001. Gevuina avellana: Potential for commercial nut clones. Acta Hort. 556:521-528.
  12. Moya-Moraga, M. R. & C. Pérez-Ruíz. 2022. Application of MaxEnt modelling and HRM analysis to support the conservation and domestication of Gevuina avellana Mol. in central Chile. Plants. OAJ. 11:2803. DOI: 10.3390/plants11202803. Note: a rarely cultivated species; its nuts gathered from wild populations to obtain oil used in the food, cosmetic and pharmacology industries
  13. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  14. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  15. Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts
  16. Seemann, P. et al. 2013. Rooting responses of some Chilean Proteaceae with ornamental potential. Acta Hort. 990:429-435.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishChilean wildnut  1Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts
EnglishChilean-hazelnut  1Moya-Moraga, M. R. & C. Pérez-Ruíz. 2022. Application of MaxEnt modelling and HRM analysis to support the conservation and domestication of Gevuina avellana Mol. in central Chile. Plants. OAJ. 11:2803. DOI: 10.3390/plants11202803. Note: a rarely cultivated species; its nuts gathered from wild populations to obtain oil used in the food, cosmetic and pharmacology industries
Englishgevuin  1Seemann, P. et al. 2013. Rooting responses of some Chilean Proteaceae with ornamental potential. Acta Hort. 990:429-435.
Englishgevuina  1Holt, L. & G. Murphy. 2018. The economic potential of Gevuina avellana in New Zealand planted forests. Agroforest. Systems 92:1287-1300. DOI: 10.1007/s10457-017-0072-y.
Mapuchegneufén  2Moya-Moraga, M. R. & C. Pérez-Ruíz. 2022. Application of MaxEnt modelling and HRM analysis to support the conservation and domestication of Gevuina avellana Mol. in central Chile. Plants. OAJ. 11:2803. DOI: 10.3390/plants11202803. Note: a rarely cultivated species; its nuts gathered from wild populations to obtain oil used in the food, cosmetic and pharmacology industries
Spanish (Chile)avellana  2Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChubut Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaNeuquén Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRío Negro Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileMaule Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la flora vascular de Chile.
2CultivatedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Holt, L. & G. Murphy. 2018. The economic potential of Gevuina avellana in New Zealand planted forests. Agroforest. Systems 92:1287-1300. DOI: 10.1007/s10457-017-0072-y.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileLos RíosrareMoya-Moraga, M. R. & C. Pérez-Ruíz. 2022. Application of MaxEnt modelling and HRM analysis to support the conservation and domestication of Gevuina avellana Mol. in central Chile. Plants. OAJ. 11:2803. DOI: 10.3390/plants11202803. Note: a rarely cultivated species; its nuts gathered from wild populations to obtain oil used in the food, cosmetic and pharmacology industries
Native
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Chubut, Neuquén, Río Negro], Chile [Maule]
Cultivated
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile [Los Ríos (rare)]

Reference(s)
  1. Holt, L. & G. Murphy. 2018. The economic potential of Gevuina avellana in New Zealand planted forests. Agroforest. Systems 92:1287-1300. DOI: 10.1007/s10457-017-0072-y.
  2. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  3. Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la flora vascular de Chile.
  4. Moya-Moraga, M. R. & C. Pérez-Ruíz. 2022. Application of MaxEnt modelling and HRM analysis to support the conservation and domestication of Gevuina avellana Mol. in central Chile. Plants. OAJ. 11:2803. DOI: 10.3390/plants11202803. Note: a rarely cultivated species; its nuts gathered from wild populations to obtain oil used in the food, cosmetic and pharmacology industries
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Bee plantshoney production Moya-Moraga, M. R. & C. Pérez-Ruíz. 2022. Application of MaxEnt modelling and HRM analysis to support the conservation and domestication of Gevuina avellana Mol. in central Chile. Plants. OAJ. 11:2803. DOI: 10.3390/plants11202803. Note: a rarely cultivated species; its nuts gathered from wild populations to obtain oil used in the food, cosmetic and pharmacology industries
EnvironmentalagroforestrypotentialHolt, L. & G. Murphy. 2018. The economic potential of Gevuina avellana in New Zealand planted forests. Agroforest. Systems 92:1287-1300. DOI: 10.1007/s10457-017-0072-y.
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Environmentalornamentalwaxy leaves for cut flower commerceHolt, L. & G. Murphy. 2018. The economic potential of Gevuina avellana in New Zealand planted forests. Agroforest. Systems 92:1287-1300. DOI: 10.1007/s10457-017-0072-y.
Human foodnut Seemann, P. et al. 2013. Rooting responses of some Chilean Proteaceae with ornamental potential. Acta Hort. 990:429-435.
Human foodnutpotentialHalloy, S. et al. 1996. Gevuina nut (Gevuina avellana, Proteaceae), a cool climate alternative to macadamia. Econ. Bot. 50:224. Note: locally trade but with potential to become commercially exploited
Materialschemicalsfor food industryMoya-Moraga, M. R. & C. Pérez-Ruíz. 2022. Application of MaxEnt modelling and HRM analysis to support the conservation and domestication of Gevuina avellana Mol. in central Chile. Plants. OAJ. 11:2803. DOI: 10.3390/plants11202803. Note: a rarely cultivated species; its nuts gathered from wild populations to obtain oil used in the food, cosmetic and pharmacology industries
Materialslipidsfor cosmetic industryFlores García, M. et al. 2019. Chemical evaluation and thermal behavior of Chilean hazelnut oil (Gevuina avellana Mol) a comparative study with extra virgin olive oil. Eur. Food Res. Technol. 245:1021-1029. DOI: 10.1007/s00217-018-3206-1.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=17519. Accessed 17 April 2026.