- For the beech tree, see below. Beech is also the name of an aircraft manufacturer that was purchased by Raytheon.
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European Beech leaves and cupules
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| Scientific classification
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| Species
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Fagus crenata - Japanese beech
Fagus engleriana - Chinese beech
Fagus grandifolia - American beech
Fagus japonica - Japanese blue beech
Fagus longipetiolata
Fagus lucida
Fagus mexicana - Mexican beech or Haya
Fagus orientalis - Oriental beech
Fagus sylvatica - European beech
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Beeches are trees of the genus Fagus, family Fagaceae, including about ten species in Europe, Asia, and North America. The leaves are entire or sparsely toothed. The fruit is a small, sharply angled nut, borne in pairs in spiny husks known as cupules. The beech most commonly grown as an ornamental or shade tree is the European beech (Fagus sylvatica).
Beeches are used as food plants by some species of Lepidoptera including the Large Emerald.
The southern beeches belong to a different but related genus, Nothofagus. They are found in Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, New Caledonia and South America.
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