Fagus × taurica

Fagus × taurica, the Crimean beech, is a deciduous tree in the beech genus Fagus.

Crimean beech
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Fagus
Species:	F. × taurica
Binomial name
Fagus × taurica Popl.
Synonyms[1]
F. moesiaca F. × moesiaca (K.Malý) Czeczott F. sylvatica subsp. moesiaca (K.Malý) Szafer F. sylvatica f. moesiaca K.Malý F. sylvatica var. moesiaca K. Malý

Taxonomy

The Balkan beech or Moesian beech (Fagus moesiaca), is considered to be the same species. It has been thought to be a hybrid between F. orientalis and F. sylvatica,^[2] but the relationships between Eurasian beeches are still unclear, and it may show greater affinity with F. orientalis.^[3]