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Genus: Nothofagus (southern beeches) Life
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Eurosid I > Order: Fagales > Family:
Nothofagaceae
Thirty-five species, native to southern Pacifc rim, including
Chile, eastern Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea; also known from fossils in
Antarctica. Six species have been cultivated in southern Africa. Previously
placed in the Fagaceae.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Nothofagus antarctica (Chilean
beech)
Native to Chile. |
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Nothofagus cunninghamii
(Tasmanian beech)
Native to Australia. |
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Nothofagus fusca (New Zealand
beech)
Native to New Zealand. |
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Nothofagus obliqua (Roble beech)
Native to Chile and Argentina. |
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Nothofagus procera (False beech)
Native to Chile and Argentina. |
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Nothofagus solandri (Black
beech)
Native to New Zealand. |
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