Black Beech
Genus and Species:	Nothofagus solandri
Maori Name:	Tawhairauriki
Maximum height:	25m
Often the dominant species in large forests, Black Beech is a tall tree with a trunk up to 1m thick and small oval leaves. The trunks and lower branches are often covered with a thick, black fungus that drips sweet liquid loved by native birds & wasps.