Nothofagus cliffortioides
| Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides | |
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| Mountain beech trees | |
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| Species: | F. cliffortioides
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| Fuscospora cliffortioides | |
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Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides, commonly called mountain beech (Template:Lang-mi), is a species of Southern beech tree and is endemic to New Zealand. Mountain beech grows in mountainous regions at high altitudes. In New Zealand the taxon is called Fuscospora cliffortioides.[3] Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides occupies a wider range of habitat than any other New Zealand tree species and it shows a corresponding range of life form, seeding habits, regenerative patterns, growth habits, growth rates, stand replacement and mortality patterns.[4]
Mountain Beech grows to around 20 metres (66 ft)[5] but near the treeline forms a "goblin forest" where the trees are no more than 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall. It also has leaves that are elongated and have a pointed end.
Hybrids
- Mountain Beech is known to hybridise with black beech (Nothofagus solandri var. solandri) where the two species co-exist,and in some places the hybrids may form complex introgressive hybrid swarms.[6]
- Mountain Beech also hybridises with red beech (Nothofagus fusca) to form the hybrid species Nothofagus ×blairii.[3]
References
- ^ Hogan, C. Michael (ed). "Fuscospora cliffortioides". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
{{cite web}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Fuscospora cliffortioides (Hook.f.) Heenan & Smissen". Flora of New Zealand. Landcare Research 2010-2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b HEENAN, PETER B.; SMISSEN, ROB D. (2013). "Revised circumscription of Nothofagus and recognition of the segregate genera Fuscospora, Lophozonia, and Trisyngyne (Nothofagaceae)". Phytotaxa. 146 (1): 131. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.146.1.1. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ John Wardle (1969). Ecology of Nothofagus solandri (Black beech and mountain beech). University of Canterbury. Botany. OCLC 706454567.
- ^ "Mountain Beech Height". Details of our range of Beech variety. Southern Woods Nursery Ltd.
- ^ "Fuscospora cliffortioides". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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