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Nothofagus
| Description | Nothofagus, also known as the southern beeches, is a genus of 43 species of trees and shrubs native to the Southern Hemisphere in southern South America (Chile, Argentina) and Australasia (east and southeast Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and New Caledonia). The species are ecological dominants in many temperate forests in these regions. Some species are reportedly naturalised in Germany and Great Britain. The genus has a rich fossil record of leaves, cupules, and pollen, with fossils extending into the late Cretaceous period and occurring in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, and South America. In the past, they were included in the family Fagaceae, but genetic tests revealed them to be genetically distinct, and they are now included in their own family, the Nothofagaceae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothofagus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Nothofagaceae : Nothofagus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Nothofagaceae : Nothofagus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Nothofagus Blume | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (3.3%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. J. Romero and C. A. Fernandez. 1981. Palinología de paleosuelos del Cuaternario de los alrededores de Lobería (Provincia de Buenos Aires, República Argentina). Ameghiniana XVIII(3-4):273-285 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Beech | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothofagus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Nothofagus aequilateralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus alessandrii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus alpina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus antarctica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus apiculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus australis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus balansae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus baumanniae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus beardmorensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Nothofagus betuloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus blairii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus brassii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus bulbosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus carrii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus cethanica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus cliffortioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus codonandra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus cooksoni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus crenata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus crenulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus cretacea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Nothofagus cunninghamii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus densinervosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus discoidea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus dodecaphleps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus dombeyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus elongata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus eugenananus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus flaviramea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus fusca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus glandularis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus glauca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus glaucifolia ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Nothofagus grandis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus gunnii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Nothofagus lanceolata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus leoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus lobata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus macrocarpa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus magelhaenica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus magellanica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus maideni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus menziesii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus microphylla ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus moorei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus mucronata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus nitida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus nuda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus obliqua ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus palustris ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus peduncularis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus perryi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus pseudoresinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus pullei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus pumilio species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus resinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus rubra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus rutila species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus serrata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus serrulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus simplicidens ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus solandri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus solfusca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus starkenborghii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus starkenborghiorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus stylosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus tasmanica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus truncata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus ulmifolia ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Nothofagus variabilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nothofagus womersleyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothofagus zastawniakiae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Calusparassus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1843 | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Nothofagaceae : Calusparassus |
| Calucechinus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1843 | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Nothofagaceae : Calucechinus |
| Trisyngyne Baill. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Nothofagaceae : Trisyngyne |
| Trisynsyne Baill. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Nothofagaceae : Trisynsyne |
| Fagaster Spach, 1841 | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Nothofagaceae : Fagaster |
| Lophozonia Turcz. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Nothofagaceae : Lophozonia |
| Myrtilloides Banks & Sol. ex Hook. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Nothofagaceae : Myrtilloides |
| Fuscospora Heenan & Smissen (R.S.Hill & J.Read) | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Nothofagaceae : Fuscospora |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1850 | Nothofagus Blume |
| 1962 | Nothofagus Kuprian |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
Collins Bay, Muriwai, Auckland Region, New Zealand