Fagus japonica

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. It is native to Japan, where it is one of the main tree species in natural deciduous forests particularly on the Pacific side of the country.[1]

Not to be confused with Fagus crenata.

Japanese blue beech
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Fagus
Species:
F. japonica
Binomial name
Fagus japonica

It reaches 25 metres in height.[2] The growth habit is often multi-trunked.[1] 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.[3]

References
  1. Peters, R. (1997). Beech Forests. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic.
  2. Woody Plants of Japan, Vol. 1, 2000. ISBN 4-635-07003-4.
  3. Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan. ISBN 978-0-87474-708-9.


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