Fagaceae, the
beech family, has 9
genera, including several
important groups of trees and shrubs.
Domain Eucarya
Kingdom Plantae
Division Magnoliophyta (formerly Phylum Tracheophyta)
Class Magnoliopsida (formerly Class Dicotyledonae)
Subclass Hamamelididae
Order Fagales
Family Fagaceae
Subfamily Fagoideae:
Subfamily
Castaneiodae:
The genus Nothofagus is sometimes included in the Fagaceae, although
it is more often placed in its own family,
Nothofagaceae.