Family CN: Beech Family Family Code: FAGACE Family Parent: [in FAGALES] Family Authority: Dumortier 1829 Summary: A family of about 8 genera and 620-1050 species, trees and shrubs, mostly of the Northern Hemisphere, but extending into se. Asia and Australia. Reference: Nixon in FNA (1997); Govaerts & Frodin (1998); Kubitzki in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Elias (1971a). Last Updated: 2020-01-01 Publish: 1