Fagus japonica

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 japonica
Name

Fagus japonica Maxim., Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 31: 101 1886.
Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Maximowicz, C.J., 1886. Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 31: 101
Additional references

Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (1998). World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales: 1-408. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Fagus japonica 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 japonica 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 japonica. Published online. Accessed: Jun 26 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Fagus japonica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jun 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Fagus japonica. 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 japonica. Accessed: 26 Jun 2021.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Japanische Buche
English: Japanese Blue Beech
Esperanto: Japana fago
suomi: sinepyökki
日本語: イヌブナ
русский: Бук японский
Türkçe: Mavi japon kayını
українська: Бук японський блакитний
Tiếng Việt: Sồi Nhật Bản

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 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.[2]
Description

It reaches 25 metres in height.[3] The growth habit is often multi-trunked.[2] 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.[4]
References

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Fagus japonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T138593408A143486022.