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Fagaceae at the Kew Herbarium: Part III

SpecimensRoyal Botanic Gardens - Kew

 

The first and second parts of this series concentrated on Fagaceae from South East Asia, with specimens coming from places such as Indonesia, New Guinea, Vietnam, Java, Laos, and the Malay archipelago. Part three will include Fagaceae specimens from India, China and North America!

The Fagaceae family includes species that produce wood that is popular for making wine barrels and using in carpentry, as well as cork for stopping wine bottles and making the cores of cricket balls (Quercus Super). Edible nuts grow from the Castanopsis and Lithocarpus species, and the Fagus species is popular for turning into wood chips and flavouring beers!

This is a varied and economically important plant family that grows in temperate and tropical regions of the world and is widely spread across the northern hemisphere.

Don't forget to take a look at our tutorial and you can post in the forum if you have any queries! Happy Transcribing!

Further Reading:

7 Amazing facts about Kew's largest tree

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