Hi folks. This plant has stumped me so far; can anyone identify it? It's growing in Pucon, Chile but it may or may not be native. Drimys has been suggested but that doesn't look correct to me. Thanks! http://www.geographylists.com/pucon_mystery.jpg
I'd venture Canella winteriana - the suggestion of Drimys is close, and the leaves definitely place the tree in the Cannellales, but I'll agree that it's not in the Winteraceae - the bark is the wrong colour. This makes it non-native, but since Canella is cultivated all over South America for it's wood, I wouldn't be surprised to see it in Chile.
