Fuscospora

Fuscospora
Fuscospora Solandri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Nothofagaceae
Kuprian.[1]
Genus: Fuscospora
(R.S.Hill & J.Read) Heenan & Smissen
Species

See text.

Fuscospora is a genus (or subgenus) of six evergreen and deciduous tree species native to the Southern Hemisphere that can grow up to 30 metres high. They belong to the family Nothofagaceae, which are commonly known as the Southern Beeches. Species from this genus are located in Australia, New Zealand and Chile.[2]

Prior to 2013, Fuscospora was universally considered to be a subgenus of Nothofagus under the name Nothofagus subgenus Fuscospora. Recognition of Fuscospora as a full genus results from a controversial proposal by Heenan & Smissen (2013), a proposal which is rejected by Hill, Jordan & Macphail (2015).[2][3]

Species

The revised taxonomy for Fuscospora includes the following species:

Botanical Name Binomial Authority Common Name Location Found
F. alessandri (Espinosa) Heenan & Smissen Ruil Chile
F. cliffortioides (Hook.f.) Heenan & Smissen Mountain Beech New Zealand
F. fusca (Hook.f.) Heenan & Smissen Red Beech New Zealand
F. gunnii (Hook.f.) Heenan & Smissen Tanglefoot Australia
F. solandri (Hook.f.) Heenan & Smissen, Black Beech New Zealand
F. truncata (Colenso) Heenan & Smissen Hard Beech New Zealand

See also

Other genus in the family Nothofagaceae

References

  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  2. 1 2 HEENAN, PETER B.; SMISSEN, ROB D. (2013). "Revised circumscription of Nothofagus and recognition of the segregate genera Fuscospora, Lophozonia, and Trisyngyne (Nothofagaceae)". Phytotaxa. 146 (1): 131. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.146.1.1. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. Hill, R.S.; Jordan, G.J.; Macphail, M.K. 2015: Why we should retain Nothofagus sensu lato. Australian systematic botany, 28(3): 190-193. doi:10.1071/SB15026
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