Nothofagaceae (family)
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Eukaryota (domain) > planta (vegetación) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Fagales (order)
Descripción
Family containing one extant genus and 35 species of trees and shrubs native to the Southern Hemisphere. Formerly these species were included in the family Fagaceae, but genetic tests proved that they are distinct, and they are now placed in Nothofagaceae.
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Otros términos
- southern beech family [en]