Betula grossa

Betula grossa

Betula grossa

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 grossa

Name

Betula grossa Siebold & Zucc., Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Sächs. Ges. Wiss. 4(3): 228 (1846).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Betula lenta var. grossa (Siebold & Zucc.) Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 127 (1861).
• Heterotypic
  • Betula carpinifolia Siebold & Zucc., Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Sächs. Ges. Wiss. 4(3): 228 (1846), nom. illeg.
  • Betula ulmifolia Siebold & Zucc., Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Sächs. Ges. Wiss. 4(3): 229 (1846).
  • Betula lenta var. carpinifolia Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 127 (1861).
  • Betula bhojpattra var. subcordata Regel, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 38(2): 416 (1865).
  • Betula ulmifolia var. typica Regel, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 38(2): 414 (1865), nom. inval.
  • Betula alba var. communis Shirai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 8: 319 (1894).
  • Betula ulmifolia var. sericea H.J.P.Winkl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 64 (1904).
  • Betula ulmifolia var. subcordata (Regel) H.J.P.Winkl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 64 (1904).
  • Betula ermanii var. subcordata (Regel) Koidz., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 27: 148 (1913).
  • Betula sollennis Koidz., Fl. Symb. Orient.-Asiat.: 20 (1930).
  • Betula acuminatifolia V.N.Vassil., Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 27: 77 (1942).
  • Betula pseudolenta V.N.Vassil., Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 27: 78 (1942).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Eastern Asia Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku). 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. 
• Shaw., K., Roy, S. & Wilson, B., 2014. Betula grossa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: (Least Concern). DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194642A2355124.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 grossa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Betula grossa. Published online. Accessed: 7 February 2019.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Zierkirschen-Birke, Grossers Birke
English: Japanese Cherry Birch
日本語: アズサ
русский: Берёза граболистная
Türkçe: Japon kiraz huşu

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