Английская Википедия:Fagus orientalis
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Fagus orientalis, commonly known as the Oriental beech, is a deciduous tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is native to Eurasia, in Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
Description
Fagus orientalis is a large tree, capable of reaching heights of up to Шаблон:Convert tall and Шаблон:Convert trunk diameter, though more typically Шаблон:Convert tall and up to Шаблон:Convert trunk diameter.
The leaves are alternate, simple, and entire or with a slightly crenate margin, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert broad, with 7–13 veins on each side of the leaf (6–7 veins in F. sylvatica). The buds are long and slender, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert thick, but thicker, till Шаблон:Convert, where the buds include flower buds.
The flowers are small catkins which appear shortly after the leaves in spring.
The seeds are small triangular nuts Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide at the base; there are two nuts in each cupule, maturing in the autumn 5–6 months after pollination. The cupule differs from that of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) in having flattened, slightly leaf-like appendages at the base (which are slender, soft spines in European beech).
Taxonomy
Fagus orientalis is closely related to Fagus sylvatica (the European beech), and hybridises with it in the Balkans and northwestern Turkey. These hybrids with European Beech are named Fagus × taurica.
Distribution and habitat
The tree's natural range extends from southeastern Bulgaria's Strandja mountain range and Greece through northwest Turkey, and east to the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia and Russia, as well as the Alborz Mountains in Iran.
Use
The wood of Fagus orientalis is heavy, hard, strong and highly resistant to shock. These features makes it suitable for steam bending. The wood is also a source to fuelwood and can be used for constructions particleboard, furniture, flooring veneer, mining poles, railway tiles and paper.[1]
See also
- Caucasus mixed forests ecoregion — key species in the ecoregion
References
External links
- Oriental beech on Floridata
- Fagus orientalis, Plants for a Future
- Fagus orientalis - distribution map, genetic conservation units and related resources. European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN)
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