Topic summary
Lophozonia menziesii
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Nothofagus menziesii.
Classification
In 2013, two researchers proposed renaming N. menziesii to Lophozonia menziesii in an article published by Phytotaxa. This is because they argued that the morphological and molecular differences of the groups within the family could be recognised as separate genera. However, a 2015 revision of the genus declined the proposal, arguing that since fossil taxa dominate the Nothofagaceae family, adopting the classification would cause significant taxonomic complications and reduce the importance of fossil records. The 2013 classification has also not been widely accepted outside of New Zealand.