Nothofagus
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Nothofagus, also known as the southern beeches, is a genus of 43 species of trees and shrubs native to the Southern Hemisphere, found across southern South America and eastern and southeast Australia,
Shoots, leaves, and cupules of N. obliqua
The Nothofagus plant genus illustrates the distribution on fragments of the old supercontinent Gondwana: Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Argentina, and Chile.
Southern beech trees in New Zealand
Nothofagus menziesii
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Nothofagus menziesii, commonly known as silver beech, is a species of evergreen tree in the family Nothofagaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is widespread in the North and South Islands. It reac
A cluster of developing nuts and cupule valves with rows of stalked appendages with globular glands
Foliage of an individual; its leaves are thick, leathery, and rigid, with short petioles about 2–3 mm long.
Silvery bark of an individual; its bark is smooth with horizontal lenticels.