Betula populifolia

Betula populifolia

Betula populifolia

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. Betula
Sectio: Betula sect. Betula
Species: Betula populifolia

Name

Betula populifolia Marshall, Arbust. Amer.: 19 (1785).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Betula lenta var. populifolia (Marshall) Castigl., Viagg. Stati Uniti 2: 207 (1790).
  • Betula alba var. populifolia (Marshall) Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 187 (1841).
  • Betula alba subsp. populifolia (Marshall) Regel, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 38(2): 399 (1865).
• Heterotypic
  • Betula excelsa var. canadensis Wangenh., Beytr. Teut. Forstwiss.: 86 (1787).
  • Betula acuminata Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 6: 98 (1791).
  • Betula populifolia var. laciniata Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 3: 1707 (1838).
  • Betula populifolia var. pendula Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 3: 1707 (1838).
  • Betula cuspidata Schrad. ex Regel in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 164 (1868), pro syn.
  • Betula populifolia purpurea Ellw. & P.Barry, Nursery Cat. (Ellwanger & Barry) 1892: 53 (1892).
  • Betula populifolia var. purpurea (Ellw. & P.Barry) Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 159 (1900).
  • Betula populifolia f. laciniata (Loudon) in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 80 (1904).
  • Betula populifolia f. pendula (Loudon) H.J.P.Winkl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 80 (1904).
  • Betula populifolia f. purpurea (Ellw. & P.Barry) C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 112 (1904).
  • Betula populifolia f. incisifolia Fernald, Rhodora 47: 304 (1945).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont. Southeastern U.S.A. Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• 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. 
• Stritch, L., 2014. Betula populifolia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: (Least Concern). DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194635A2354478.en. 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. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Betula populifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Betula populifolia. Published online. Accessed: 12 February 2019.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Pappelblättrige Birke, Grau-Birke
English: Gray Birch
Esperanto: Poplofolia betulo
suomi: Poppelikoivu
Türkçe: Kavak yapraklı huş

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