Betula alnoides

Betula alnoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Betulaceae
Subfamilia: Betuloideae
Genus: Betula
Subgenus: Betula subg. Acuminata
Sectio: Betula sect. Acuminata
Species: Betula alnoides

Name

Betula alnoides Buch.-Ham.. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 58 (1825).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Betula nitida D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 58 (1825).
  • Betula acuminata Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 7 (1830), nom. illeg.
  • Betulaster acuminata Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 198 (1841).
  • Betulaster affinis Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 199 (1841).
  • Betulaster nitida (D.Don) Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 200 (1841).
  • Betula affinis (Spach) Endl., Gen. Pl., Suppl. 4(2): 20 (1848).
  • Betula acuminata var. arguta Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 129 (1861).
  • Betula acuminata var. glabra Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 129 (1861).
  • Betula acuminata var. lancifolia Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 130 (1861).
  • Betula acuminata var. pilosa Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 129 (1861).
  • Betula nitida var. affinis (Spach) Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 130 (1861).
  • Betula cylindrostachya var. pilosa (Regel) Regel in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 189 (1868).
  • Betula cylindrostachya var. subglabra Regel in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 189 (1868).
  • Betula alnoides var. acuminata (Spach) H.J.P.Winkl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 89 (1904).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central: Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan China Southeast: Fujian, Guangxi Hainan Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam: Assam, Manipur, Nagaland Bangladesh East Himalaya: Bhutan India: Uttar Pradesh Nepal Indo-China: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.) 1994–2013. Flora of China. 25 vols. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. Online at eFloras.org Reference page. 
• Ashburner, K. & McAllister, H.A. 2013. The genus Betula: A taxonomic revision of birches (A Botanical Magazine Monograph). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 431 pp., ISBN 978-1-84246-141-9. Reference page. 
• Wang. N., McAllister, H.A., Bartlett, P.R. & Buggs, R.J.A. 2016. Molecular phylogeny and genome size evolution of the genus Betula (Betulaceae). Annals of Botany 117(6): 1023–1035. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw048 Reference page. 

Links

• Shaw., K., Roy, S. & Wilson, B., 2014. Betula alnoides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: (Least Concern). DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194256A2306879.en. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Betula alnoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Betula alnoides. Published online. Accessed: August 24 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Betula alnoides. Accessed: 24 August 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Betula alnoides. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 24. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Indian birch
Türkçe: Hint huşu

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