Biology:Fagus × taurica
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Short description: Hybrid species of beech
| Crimean beech | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Fagus |
| Species: | F. × taurica
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| Binomial name | |
| Fagus × taurica Popl.
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Fagus × taurica, the Crimean beech, is a deciduous tree in the beech genus Fagus.
Taxonomy
The Balkan beech or Moesian beech (Fagus moesiaca), is considered to be the same species. It has been thought to be a hybrid between F. orientalis and F. sylvatica,[2] but the relationships between Eurasian beeches are still unclear, and it may show greater affinity with F. orientalis.[3]
References
- ↑ "The Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-83912.
- ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=83912.
- ↑ Paffetti, D.; Vettori, C.; Caramelli, D.; Vernesi, C.; Lari, M.; Paganelli, A.; Paule, L.; Giannini, R. (2007). "Unexpected presence of Fagus orientalis complex in Italy as inferred from 45,000-year-old DNA pollen samples from Venice lagoon". BMC Evolutionary Biology 7 (Suppl 2): 1–13. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-S2-S6. PMID 17767734.
Wikidata ☰ Q5429471 entry
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