Southern beech



         



Nothofagus obliqua shoot
with leaves and cupules
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Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Order : Fagales
Family : Fagaceae
Genus : Nothofagus

|- ! align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen" | Species |- |   Nothofagus alpina - Rauli Beech
  Nothofagus antarctica - Antarctic Beech
  Nothofagus betuloides - Magallanes Beech
  Nothofagus cunninghamii - Myrtle Beech
  Nothofagus dombeyi - Coigüe Beech
  Nothofagus fusca - Red Beech
  Nothofagus gunnii - Tanglefoot Beech
  Nothofagus menziesii - Silver Beech
  Nothofagus moorei - Negrohead Beech
  Nothofagus obliqua - Roble Beech
  Nothofagus pumilio - Lenga Beech
  Nothofagus solanderi - Black Beech
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The southern beeches are trees of the Genus Nothofagus, family Fagaceae (but treated by some botanists in a of family their own, the Nothofagaceae), including about 35 species of oceanic-temperate to subtropical trees in southern South America (Chile, Argentina) and Australasia (east & southeast Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, New Guinea and New Caledonia). The leaves are toothed or entire, evergreen or deciduous. The fruit is a small, flattened or triangular nut, borne in cupules containing 2-7 nuts.

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