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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Fagus japonica</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Japanese blue beech</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Fagus</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Japanese beech</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Japanese blue beech</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Species of beech tree that grows to 24 m (79 feet) in height, with divisions at the base into several stems. It is one of the primary species of deciduous forests in Japan. It is grown as an ornamental in the western hemisphere. ]]></note></mads>