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Fagus lucida Rehder & E.H.Wilson

Species

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Characteristics

Trees to 25 m tall. Winter buds ca. 1.5 cm. Petiole 0.6-2 cm; leaf blade ovate to elliptic-ovate, 5-11 cm, lustrous green and glabrous except for silky pubescence abaxially on midvein, base broadly cuneate to rounded, margin slightly sinuate, apex acute to shortly acuminate; secondary veins 8-12 on each side of midvein, ending in minute teeth. Peduncle 0.5-1.5 cm, glabrous. Cupule 1-1.5 cm; bracts tuberculate, closely appressed, triangular mucronate, 1-2 mm, rarely apical ones slightly ascending. Nut slightly exserted, with minute or hardly evident wings near apex. Fl. Apr-May, fr. Sep-Oct.
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A tree. It grows up to 25 m tall. The leaf stalk is o.6-2 cm across. The leaf blade is oval and 5-11 cm long. It has silky hairs underneath near the veins. Leaves are bright green. The base is wedge shaped or rounded. The edges are slightly wavy. There are 8-12 secondary veins on each side of the midrib. These end in small teeth. The fruit stalk is 0.5-1.5 cm long. The cup is 1-1.5 cm across. The fruit is a nut.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.01 - 0.02
Mature height (meter) 15.0 - 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mixed woods, often in pure stands with Fagus engleriana. Mixed mesophytic forests on mountain slopes; at elevations from 800-2,000 metres.
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Temperate. In China it grows in forests on mountain slopes between 800-2000 m altitude. Arboretum Tasmania.
Light 3-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-7

Usage

Uses material oil wood
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Fagus lucida unspecified picture

Distribution

Fagus lucida world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:358593-1
WFO ID wfo-0000966462
COL ID 3DSJ7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Fagus lucida Fagus nayonica Fagus lucida var. opienica
WorldFloraDB 2024