The name Japanese beech can refer to two different species of
beech
Beech (''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, ''Engleriana'' and ''Fagus''. The ''Engle ...
tree, both native to Japan.
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Fagus crenata
''Fagus crenata'', known as the Siebold's beech, Japanese beech, or buna, is a deciduous tree of the beech genus, ''Fagus'', of the family Fagaceae. Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to Japan, where it is widespread and often one of the do ...
'', also called Siebold's beech, (ブナ, ''buna'' in Japanese)
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Fagus japonica
''Fagus japonica'', known as the Japanese beech, Japanese blue beech or in Japanese as ''inubuna'' ("dog buna") or ''kurobuna'' ("black buna"), is a deciduous tree of the beech family Fagaceae. Distribution
It is endemic to Japan, where it is ...
'', also called Japanese blue beech (イヌブナ, ''inubuna'' or ''kurobuna'' in Japanese)
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