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Nothofagus
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFagales
- FamilyNothofagaceae
南青冈科也叫南山毛榉科，只有一属—南青冈属，包括约35种，都是生长在南半球的乔木，分布在智利、阿根廷、澳大利亚、新西兰、新几内亚和新喀里多尼亚等地。亦曾分布於南極洲。 本科植物的叶有齿或全缘，常绿或落叶；果实为坚果，形态类似壳斗科植物。1981年的克朗奎斯特分类法将其列入山毛榉科，但1998年根据基因亲缘关系分类的APG 分类法认为其基因不同，可以单独分出一个科。
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- Subgenera
- Extinct species
- Evolutionary history
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- Ecology
- Beech mast
- Southernmost tree on earth
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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 (Chile, Argentina) and eastern and southeast Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and New Caledonia. The species are ecological dominants in many temperate forests in these regions. Some species are reportedly naturalised in Germany and Great Britain. The genus has a rich fossil record of leaves, cupules, and pollen, with fossils extending into the late Cretaceous period and occurring in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, and South America.