coigue vs Mountain Beech

Nothofagus dombeyi compared with Nothofagus cliffortioides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	coigue	Mountain Beech
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Fagales (ブナ目)	Fagales (ブナ目)
Family same	Nothofagaceae	Nothofagaceae
Genus same	Nothofagus	Nothofagus
Species	Nothofagus dombeyi	Nothofagus cliffortioides

Evolutionary Relationship

coigue and Mountain Beech share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nothofagus.

Conservation Status

coigue

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Beech

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	coigue	Mountain Beech
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

coigue

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Ireland.

Mountain Beech

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

coigue

Coigue (Nothofagus dombeyi) is a large, evergreen or semi-deciduous tree in the southern beech family Nothofagaceae, one of the most ecologically dominant tree species of the Valdivian temperate rainforest of Chile and Argentina. Trees can exceed 40 metres in height with massive trunks and broad, rounded crowns clothed in small, dark green, toothed leaves. Unlike many southern beeches, N. dombeyi retains much of its foliage through winter, making it an important year-round canopy component in the cool, wet forests of the Chilean lake district and Andean foothill zones, from approximately 35°S to 47°S latitude. The species commonly grows in association with other Nothofagus species, Laurelia, Podocarpus, bamboo (Chusquea), and various tree ferns in the highly diverse Valdivian floristic province. Coigue timber is used for construction, furniture, and fuel in Chilean forestry, and the species is planted in reforestation programmes. Ecologically, it is a keystone canopy component supporting a rich diversity of epiphytes, birds, and invertebrates. Nothofagus dombeyi is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN given its abundance across large areas of native Chilean and Argentine forests, though these forests face ongoing threats from agricultural expansion, logging, and invasive alien species.