Fagaceae

A family of 5 or 6 genera and some 400 species of mainly trees.  [RHSD].  Some species are of great economic importance particularly for timber.  Represented in the Hortus by a number of trees, particularly Oaks.

Plants in this Family

1. Castanea sativa Mill.
2. Fagus sylvatica L.
3. Lithocarpus elegans (Blume) Hatus. ex Soepadmo
4. Lithocarpus glaber (Thunb.) Nakai
5. Nothofagus cunninghamii Oerst.
6. Quercus agrifolia N
7. Quercus bicolor Willd.
8. Quercus cerris L.
9. Quercus coccinea M?nchh.
10. Quercus falcata Michx.
11. Quercus glauca Thunb.
12. Quercus ilex L.
13. Quercus incana Roxb. non Bartr.
14. Quercus macrolepis Kotschy
15. Quercus marilandica Münchh.
16. Quercus palustris Münchh.
17. Quercus polymorpha Schltdl. and Cham.
18. Quercus robur L.
19. Quercus robur L. sssp. microcarpa
20. Quercus robur L. var. fastigiata
21. Quercus robur L. var. sessiliflora
22. Quercus rugosa N
23. Quercus suber L.
24. Quercus velutina Lam.
25. Quercus virginiana Mill.