Nothofagus, also known as the southern beeches, is a genus of 36 species of trees and shrubs native to the Southern Hemisphere in southern South America (Chile, Argentina) and Australasia (east and southeast Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and New Caledonia). Some species are reportedly naturalized in Germany and Great Britain. Fossils have rec... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothofagus