Answer the following question: Nothofagus also known as the southern beeches is a genus of 36 species of trees and shrubs native to the temperate oceanic to tropical Southern Hemisphere in southern South America (Chile Argentina) and Australasia (east and southeast Australia New Zealand New Guinea and New Caledonia). Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Plant