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Nothofagus carrii

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Nothofagus carrii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Nothofagaceae
Genus: Nothofagus
Subgenus: Nothofagus subg. Brassospora
Species:
N. carrii
Binomial name
Nothofagus carrii
Steenis (1952)[2]
Synonyms[2]

Trisyngyne carrii (Steenis) Heenan & Smissen (2013)

Nothofagus carrii is a species of tree in the family Nothofagaceae. It is endemic to New Guinea.[2]

It is a canopy tree, reaching 20 to 45 meters in height with a trunk diameter of 25 to 130 cm. The base is often buttressed.[3] Trees growing on exposed ridges are typically much smaller in size.[4]

It ranges from the Arfak Mountains of western New Guinea's Vogelkop Peninsula along the Central Range to the Huon Peninsula and Papuan Peninsula of Papua New Guinea, and on the D'Entrecasteaux Islands. Nothofagus carrii grows in lowland and montane forests from below 900 meters elevation up to 2,200 meters elevation.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Baldwin, H. (2018). "Nothofagus carrii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T96477380A96479955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T96477380A96479955.en. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Nothofagus carrii Steenis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ PNGTreesKey – Nothofagus carrii Steenis. Plants of Papua New Guinea. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b Ash, J. (1982). The Nothofagus Blume (Fagaceae) of New Guinea. In: Gressitt, J.L. (eds) Biogeography and Ecology of New Guinea. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 42. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8632-9_15