Editing Fagaceae (section)

==Distribution==
The Fagaceae are widely distributed across the [[Northern Hemisphere]]. Genus-level diversity is concentrated in Southeast Asia,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Strijk|first=J.S.|date=September 5, 2018|title=asianfagaceae.com – The complete database for information on the evolutionary history, diversity, identification and conservation of over 700 Species of Asian trees.|url=https://www.asianfagaceae.com|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=Asian Fagaceae}}</ref> where most of the extant genera are thought to have evolved before migrating to Europe and North America (via the [[Bering Land Bridge]]).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Manos PS, Stanford AM | year = 2001 | title = The historical biogeography of Fagaceae: Tracking the tertiary history of temperate and subtropical forests of the Northern Hemisphere | journal = International Journal of Plant Sciences | volume = 162 | issue =  Suppl. 6 | pages = S77–S93 | doi=10.1086/323280| s2cid = 84936653 }}</ref> Members of the Fagaceae (such as ''[[Fagus grandifolia]]'', ''[[Castanea dentata]]'' and ''[[Quercus alba]]'' in the Northeastern United States, or ''[[Fagus sylvatica]]'', ''[[Quercus robur]]'' and ''[[Quercus petraea|Q. petraea]]'' in Europe) are often ecologically dominant in northern [[temperate forest]]s. More than 400 species of Fagaceae, mostly ''[[Castanopsis]]'' and ''[[Lithocarpus]]'', grow in Southeast Asia, with some species in similar dominant roles over large areas.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-12 |title=Major Asian Lineages of the Family Fagaceae |url=https://www.internationaloaksociety.org/content/major-asian-lineages-family-fagaceae |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=International Oak Society |language=en}}</ref>