Nothofagus menziesii (Hook. f.) Oerst. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Nothofagus menziesii (Hook. f.) Oerst.

Summary

Genus:

Nothofagus

Subgenus:

Lophozonia

Family:

Nothofagaceae

Nomen number:

25394

Place of publication:

Bidr. Egefam. 25. 1871; Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afd. ser. 5, 9:355. 1873

Verified:

03/09/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Fagus menziesii Hook. f.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Lophozonia menziesii (Hook. f.) Heenan & Smissen

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Reference(s)

Allan, H. H. B. et al. Flora of New Zealand. 1961-
Boutelje, J. B. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. 1980
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales. 1998
Heenan, P. B. & R. D. Smissen. 2013. Revised circumscription of Nothofagus and recognition of the segregate genera Fuscospora, Lophozonia, and Trisyngyne (Nothofagaceae). Phytotaxa 146:16.
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Krüssmann, G. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976). 1984
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976

Common names

English
silver beech –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand
2	Cultivated

Native
Australasia

NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Materials	wood		Boutelje, J. B. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. 1980

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=25394. Accessed 29 October 2025.