ON THIS PLANT
Nothofagus moorei, commonly known as Antarctic beech, is an important Gondwana relict of the rainforests of the southern hemisphere. It occurs in wet, fire-free areas at high altitude in eastern Australia. The Antarctic beech group (Nothofagaceae) is an ancient type of tree, of significance to southern hemisphere botanical distribution. Plants in the Nothofagaceae are currently found in southern South America (Chile, Argentina) and Australasia (east and southeast Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and New Caledonia).
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Nothofagus
- Family
- Nothofagaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Antarctic Beech en Negro-head beech en Australian beech
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