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Fagus japonica

{{Short description|Species of beech}}

{{distinguish|Fagus crenata}}

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|name = Japanese blue beech

|image = Fagus japonica 03 cropped.jpg

|genus = Fagus

|species = japonica

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). |author2=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group |date=2019 |title=Fagus japonica |volume=2019 |page=e.T138593408A143486022 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T138593408A143486022.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

|authority = Maxim.

}}

Fagus japonica, known as the Japanese beech, Japanese blue beech or in Japanese as inubuna ("dog buna") or kurobuna ("black buna"), is a deciduous tree of the beech family Fagaceae.

Description

It reaches 25 metres in height.Woody Plants of Japan, Vol. 1, 2000. {{ISBN|4-635-07003-4}}. The growth habit is often multi-trunked. Bark is smooth and grey. The simple leaves are arranged alternately along the branch. They are slightly pubescent and slightly glaucous beneath, with 10–14 pairs of lateral nerves. Fruiting peduncles are 3–4 cm long and glabrous.Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan. {{ISBN|978-0-87474-708-9}}.

Distribution

It is endemic to Japan, where it is one of the main tree species in natural deciduous forests particularly on the Pacific side of the country.Peters, R. (1997). Beech Forests. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic.

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Bibliography

  • {{cite journal |last1=Sogo |first1=Akiko |last2=Tobe |first2=Hiroshi |title=Delayed fertilization and pollen-tube growth in pistils of Fagus japonica (Fagaceae) |journal=American Journal of Botany |date=2006 |volume=93 |issue=12 |pages=1748–1756 |doi=10.3732/ajb.93.12.1748}}

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japonica

Category:Trees of Japan

Category:Endemic flora of Japan

Category:Taxa named by Karl Maximovich

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