Fagus hayatae

Fagus hayatae, also known as Taiwan beech, is a species of beech tree. It can grow 20 metres (66 ft) tall.^[2]It is the only beech species native to Taiwan.^[3] While the International Union for Conservation of Nature reports it as endemic to Taiwan, Flora of China^[2] and Flora of Taiwan^[3] also report it from China; Flora of China reports a wide but discontinuous mainland distribution between Sichuan in the southwest to Zhejiang in the east.

Fagus hayatae
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Fagus
Species:	F. hayatae
Binomial name
Fagus hayatae Palibin ex Hayata