Izihlahla ze-beech, njengoba igama liphakamisa, amahlathi akhiwe ikakhulukazi nge-beech. I-beeches (igama lesayensi UFagus Sylvatica), izihlahla ezinqabayo futhi zingezomndeni wakwaFagaceae.
Kunamahlathi amaningi e-beech eSpain, ngalinye linezici zalo. Ngabe ufuna ukwazi kabanzi ngamahlathi e-beech?
Izici zehlathi le-beech
Ubhontshisi imvamisa bube cishe ngama-35-40m ubude futhi bunesiqu esiqondile, esingenabhulashi. Umqhele wesihlahla umise okweqanda futhi imvamisa uba nomumo oyindilinga uma ukhula ehlathini elizungezwe ezinye izihlahla ze-beech kanye nokuma okuyindilinga, okuvulekile nokungajwayelekile uma zikhula zodwa.
Esinye sezici ze-beech ukuthi aliguquki noma liguqule amagxolo alo. Ihlala ibushelelezi cishe yonke impilo yayo, inombala ompunga omhlophe noma omhlophe. Amaqabunga alula, athambile futhi aluhlaza okotshani lapho esemncane, futhi njengoba evuthwa aba mnyama. Kuyisitshalo se-monoecious futhi sikhula izimbali zesilisa eziqoqwe kuma-inflorescence we-globose ekugcineni kwe-peduncle ende ende. Letinsikati tivela ngetigaba temunye kuya kulesitsatfu, kungakavami kwemine, ku-peduncle lemfishane nalokumile, kucala kuphuzi ngelibala bese ngemuva kwaloko kunsundvu.
Mayelana nesithelo se-beech imvamisa ziqukethe imbewu emibili emide edliwayo futhi enephunga elifana nembewu ye-sunflower. Izinhlamvu zifakwe kudome olimboziwe okuthi, uma seluvuthiwe, luvuleke kube ama-valve amane, lidedele ama-beechnuts. Lezi zinhlamvu zicebe kakhulu ngesitashi, ama-aleurones nezinto ezinamafutha.
Izihlahla ze-beech eSpain
ESpain indawo yokwabiwa kwezihlahla ze-beech Kusezintabeni zaseCantabrian nasePyrenees. Kukhona nezinye izihlahla ze-beech, njengepaki yemvelo yamaPorts of Tortosa-Beceite (Tarragona) okuyindawo eseningizimu kakhulu eSpain nakwamanye amahlathi e-Central System.