Fagus crenata

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Fagaceae
Genus: Fagus
Species: Fagus crenata
Name

Fagus crenata Blume, Mus. Bot. 1: 307 1851.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Fagus sieboldii Endl. ex A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 118 1864.
Fagus sylvatica var. sieboldii (Endl. ex A.DC.) Maxim., Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 31: 101 1886.
Heterotypic
Fagus crenata var. undulata Blume, Mus. Bot. 1: 307 1851.
Fagus sieboldii var. procera (Blume) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 118 1864.
Fagus sieboldii var. undulata (Blume) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 118 1864.
Fagus crenata var. procera Blume, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 51 1891.
Fagus japonica var. undulata (Blume) Koehne, Deut. Dendrol.: 121 1893.
Fagus ferruginea f. dentata Ettingsh., Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 61: 12, 16 1894.
Fagus ferruginea f. parvifolia Ettingsh., Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 61: 12, 16 1894.
Fagus ferruginea f. rosthornii Ettingsh., Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 61: 12, 16 1894.
Fagus asiatica H.J.P.Winkl., Pfl.-Geogr. Stud. Buchwald.: 5 1901.
Fagus winkleriana Koidz., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 30: 95 1916.
Fagus crenata var. grandifolia Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 42: 17 1928.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Eastern Asia
Japan; Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Blume, C.L. 1849–1851. Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum sive stirpium Exoticarum, Novarum vel Minus Cognitarum ex Vivis aut Siccis Brevis Expositio et Descriptio. Leiden. Volumen 1. BHL Reference page. : 307

Additional references

Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (translated by F.G. Meyer & E.M. Walker). 1067 pp. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Fagus crenata in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 26. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Fagus crenata in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Fagus crenata. Published online. Accessed: Jun 26 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Fagus crenata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jun 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Fagus crenata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Fagus crenata. Accessed: 26 Jun 2021.

Vernacular names
مصرى: فاجوس كريناتا
dansk: Japansk bøg
Deutsch: Kerb-Buche
English: Japanese Beech
español: Haya japonesa
فارسی: راش ژاپنی
suomi: Japaninpyökki
français: Hêtre du Japon
日本語: ブナ
kernowek: Fow Nihon
Nederlands: Japanse beuk
polski: Buk karbowany
русский: Бук городчатый
Türkçe: Japon kayını
українська: Бук японський

Fagus crenata, known as the Siebold's beech, Japanese beech, or buna, is a deciduous tree of the beech genus, Fagus, of the family Fagaceae.
Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Japan, where it is widespread and often one of the dominant trees of Japan's deciduous forests.[2] It is found from the Oshima Peninsula in Hokkaidō south to the Ōsumi Peninsula in Kyūshū. In north-east Honshū it grows in large stands from sea level up to 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) but in the south-west of its range it is restricted to mountainous areas and occurs in small, isolated populations. It grows in well-drained, loamy or sandy soils.
Description

It reaches 35 metres (115 ft) in height. The crown is rounded and the bark is smooth and grey. The simple leaves are arranged alternately along the branch. They are broadest towards the base and have 7 to 11 pairs of veins. The nut has a short thick stalk, 15 millimetres (0.6 in) long. There are flattened green whiskers at the base of the husk of the nut. The flowers are wind-pollinated. The young leaves and seeds are edible.
References

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Fagus crenata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T138593394A143485665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T138593394A143485665.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

Okaura, T; K Harada (2002). "Phylogeographical structure revealed by chloroplast DNA variation in Japanese Beech (Fagus crenata Blume)" (PDF). Heredity. Nature Publishing Group. 88 (4): 322–329. doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6800048. PMID 11920142. Retrieved 2007-06-30.

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