Fuscospora cliffortioides
Tāwhairauriki



An elegant form with graceful spreading branches in tiers. Will grow in warm climates with adequate moisture and shelter from hot winds.
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Family: Nothofagaceae, southern beech family, a family of flowering evergreen and deciduous forest trees native to the Southern Hemisphere in Chile, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and New Caledonia.
Genus: Fuscospora, fuscospora, derived from the Latin adjective fusca (black, brown) and noun spora (spore), meaning 'brown-spores', in reference to the colour of the pollen of species in this genus. Commonly known as southern beech, a genus of flowering evergreen and deciduous forest trees native to New Zealand, Australia, and Chile.
Species: Fuscospora cliffortioides, cliffortioides, derived from the genus name Cliffortia and the Latin suffix oides (like, similar to), in reference to this species' similarity to species in the genus Cliffortia.
Synonyms: Nothofagus cliffortioides
Common Name: Tāwhairauriki
Other Common Name(s): New Zealand Mountain Beech