Nothofagus solandri var cliffortioides

Nothofagus solandri var cliffortioides photographed at Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Sussex, UK

Nothofagus solandri var cliffortioides (syn Nothofagus cliffortioides) is an evergreen tree that reaches 30–40 ft (9–12 m) or more. The leathery, green, spear-shaped leaves are 0.4–0.6 in (1–1.5 cm) long. The male flowers consist of red stamens, making the tree appear red when in flower.

Nothofagus solandri var cliffortioides grows in mountain to subalpine forests, from the Volcanic Plateau of North Island, to the south of South Island. It is also called mountain beech, and regarded by botanists as a smaller form of Nothofagus solandri.

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