Corylus avellana

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Corylus avellana is listed as Least Concern.

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: Coryloideae
Genus: Corylus
Species: Corylus avellana
Varietates: C. a. var. avellana – C. a. var. pontica

Name

Corylus avellana L., Sp. Pl. 2: 998 (1753).

Type locality: “Habitat in Europae sepibus”.
Type: “Avellana nux sylvestris” (Fuchs 1542: 397, 398) [icon] (lectotype, designated by Sell in Jarvis et al. 1993: 38). Superseding the lectotypification by Browicz in Rechinger, Fl. Iranica (1972: 97): LINN 1132.1.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Corylus avellana subsp. sylvestris Ehrh., Hannover. Mag. 18: 234 (1780), nom. inval.
- Corylus avellana var. sylvestris Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 363 (1789), nom. inval.
- Corylus sylvestris Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 392 (1796), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti (introduced), Romania, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands, Turkey.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 998. Reference page.

Additional references

Shaw, K., Roy, S. & Wilson, B. 2014. Corylus avellana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T63521A3125935.en.
Holstein, N., El Tamer, S. & Weigend, M. 2018. The nutty world of hazel names – a critical taxonomic checklist of the genus Corylus (Betulaceae). European Journal of Taxonomy 409: 1–45. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.409 Reference page.
Jarvis, C.E., Barrie, F.R., Allan, D.M. & Reveal, J.L. 1993. A List of Linnaean Generic Names and their Types. Regnum Vegetabile 127: 1–100. Reference page.
Yaltırık, F. 1982. Corylus. Pp. 685–688 in Davis, P.H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 7 (Orobanchaceae to Rubiaceae). 947 pp., Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, ISBN 0-85224-396-0. Reference page.
Erdoğan, V. & Mehlenbacher, S.A. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships of Corylus species (Betulaceae) based on nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS region and chloroplast matK gene sequences. Systematic Botany 25(4): 727–737. DOI: 10.2307/2666730 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Corylus avellana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Corylus avellana. Published online. Accessed: January 13 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Corylus avellana. Accessed: 13 January 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. Corylus avellana. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 13. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Haselaar
aragonés: Abillanera
العربية: بندق شائع
azərbaycanca: Adi fındıq
žemaitėška: Lazdīns
башҡортса: Сәтләүек ағасы
беларуская: Ляшчына звычайная
български: Обикновена леска
bosanski: Lijeska
català: Avellaner
Cebuano: Abelyana
kaszëbsczi: Zwëczajnô leszczëna
čeština: Líska obecná
Cymraeg: Collen
dansk: Almindelig Hassel
Deutsch: Gemeine Hasel
dolnoserbski: Wšedna lěšćina
English: Common Hazel
español: Avellano
eesti: Harilik sarapuu
euskara: Hurritz
suomi: Euroopanpähkinäpensas
français: Noisetier
furlan: Noglâr
Gàidhlig: Caomhan
galego: Abeleira
עברית: אגוז לוז
hrvatski: Obična lijeska
hornjoserbsce: Wšědna lěšćina
magyar: Európai mogyoró
Ido: Avelano
italiano: Nocciolo
日本語: セイヨウハシバミ
Lëtzebuergesch: Hieselter
lietuvių: Paprastasis lazdynas
latviešu: Lazda
македонски: Обична леска
norsk bokmål: Hassel
Nederlands: Hazelaar
norsk nynorsk: Hassel
occitan: Avelanièr comun
polski: Leszczyna pospolita
português: Avelã
Runa Simi: Iwrupa awillanu
română: Alun
русский: Лещина обыкновенная
sardu: Nitzola
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Obična lijeska
slovenčina: Lieska obyčajná
shqip: Lajthia
српски / srpski: Леска
svenska: Hassel
Tagalog: Abelyana
Türkçe: Adi fındık
українська: Ліщина звичайна
West-Vlams: Hoazeloare
walon: Côrî
中文: 歐榛

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