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''Lophozonia cunninghamii'', the myrtle beech, is an evergreen tree native to Victoria and Tasmania, Australia. It grows mainly in the temperate rainforests. It is not related to the Myrtle family. It is often referred to as Tasmanian Myrtle within the timber industry. ''L. cunninghamii'' was known as ''Nothofagus cunninghamii'' prior to 2013. These trees typically grow to tall and have large trunks with scaly, dark brown bark. Maximum height is about . The leaves are simple and alternate, growing long, in Victoria up to long. The leaf color is dark green, with new growth brilliant red, pink or orange in spring. They are triangular with irregular minute teeth. The flowers are inconspicuous yellow-green catkins. The fruit is a , capsule containing three small winged nuts. Occasionally you will see large orange-like fruiting bodies of a fungus protruding from the trunk. ==Uses and cultivation== It is an excellent cabinetry timber which is hard with strong, tough, close grain. It is a soft pink to reddish brown, often figured and can be polished to a fine sheen. It is used for flooring, joinery, cogs of wheels, and furniture, and is good for steam bending, turnery and carving. It is harvested from old growth forest but the vast majority of the timber is left on the ground as it grows with the heavily harvested mountain ash. Dry Density 700 kg/m³.〔p423 Wood in Australia, Types Properties and Its Uses, Kieth R. Bootle, McGraw-Hill publishing Aust 2004〕 ''L. cunninghamii'' is a fairly robust species, requiring around of rain spread throughout the year. It grows best in the deep red mountain soils of Victoria, or in highly organic soils. It can grow in full shade, albeit slowly, through to full sun, given enough water. It is easily grown from fresh seed, germinating in a few weeks. Cuttings can be struck, although they tend to perform less well than seed grown plants. Cultivated specimens survive temperatures of down to ; though it is known that trees growing in the mountains can withstand lower temperatures at least to , and no source provenance selection has been made for cultivation from there. Trees cultivated in western Scotland are stout and hardy.〔Letter from Crarae Garden. 1993. A list Nothofagus species growing at Crarae Garden in Scotland.〕 Both ''L. cunninghamii'' and the closely related ''L. moorei'' are excellent hosts for epiphytes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lophozonia cunninghamii」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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