Fagus orientalis

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Fagus orientalis
Oriental beech[1]
foliage, fruits and trunk.

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Fagus
Species:
F. orientalis
Binomial name
Fagus orientalis
Lipsky

Fagus orientalis, commonly known as the Oriental beech, is a

Western Asia
.

Description

In the Caucasus Mountains, Georgia.

Fagus orientalis is a large tree, capable of reaching heights of up to 45 m (148 ft) tall and 3 m (9.8 ft) trunk diameter, though more typically 25–35 m (82–115 ft) tall and up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) trunk diameter.

The leaves are alternate, simple, and entire or with a slightly crenate margin, 7–15 cm (2.8–5.9 in) long and 5–9 cm (2.0–3.5 in) broad, with 7–13 veins on each side of the leaf (6–7 veins in F. sylvatica). The buds are long and slender, 15–30 millimetres (0.59–1.18 in) long and 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) thick, but thicker, till 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in), where the buds include flower buds.

The flowers are small catkins which appear shortly after the leaves in spring.

The seeds are small triangular nuts 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) long and 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) wide at the base; there are two nuts in each cupule, maturing in the autumn 5–6 months after pollination. The cupule differs from that of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) in having flattened, slightly leaf-like appendages at the base (which are slender, soft spines in European beech).

Taxonomy

Fagus orientalis is closely related to Fagus sylvatica (the European beech), and hybridises with it in the Balkans and northwestern Turkey. These hybrids with European Beech are named Fagus × taurica.

Distribution and habitat

The tree's natural range extends from southeastern

Alborz Mountains in Iran
.

Use

The wood of Fagus orientalis is heavy, hard, strong and highly resistant to shock. These features makes it suitable for

particleboard, furniture, flooring veneer, mining poles, railway tiles and paper.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cirrus Digital Oriental Beech – Fagus orientalis
  2. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T79914188A109616835.en
    . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. EUFORGEN: European Forest Genetic Resources Programme. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 20 October 2016.

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