Betula lenta

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. Aspera
Sectio: Betula sect. Lentae
Species: Betula lenta
Formae: B. l. f. lenta – B. l. f. uber

Name

Betula lenta L., Sp. Pl. 2: 983. (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Betula lenta var. genuina Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 126. 1861, nom. inval.
Heterotypic
- see Betula lenta f. lenta

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia,
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd 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 lenta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: (Least Concern). DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194483A2340770.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 lenta 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 lenta. Published online. Accessed: 12 February 2019.
USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Zucker-Birke
English: Sweet birch
español: abedul dulce americano, abedul-cerezo americano, abedul de hojas de carpe
suomi: Sokerikoivu
français: Bouleau flexible
Türkçe: Tatlı huş

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