Betula alleghaniensis

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 alleghaniensis

Name

Betula alleghaniensis Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 166 (1904).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Betula lutea var. alleghaniensis (Britton) Rehder, Bibl. Cult. Trees: 96 (1949).
Heterotypic
- Betula lutea F.Michx., Hist. Arbr. Forest. 2: 152 (1811), nom. illeg.
- Betula excelsa Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 621 (1813), nom. illeg.
- Betula lutea var. genuina Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 126 (1861), nom. inval.
- Betula lenta var. lutea Regel in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 179 (1868).
- Betula persicifolia K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(2): 641 (1873), pro syn.
- Betula lutea var. persicifolia Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 185 (1891).
- Betula lutea var. macrolepis Fernald, Rhodora 27: 170 (1922).
- Betula lutea f. fallax Fassett, Rhodora 34: 95 (1932).
- Betula lutea f. macrolepis (Fernald) Fernald, Rhodora 34: 95 (1932).
- Betula alleghaniensis var. fallax (Fassett) Brayshaw, Canad. Field-Naturalist 80: 161 (1966).
- Betula alleghaniensis var. macrolepis (Fernald) Brayshaw, Canad. Field-Naturalist 80: 161 (1966).
- Betula alleghaniensis f. macrolepis (Fernald) Brayshaw, Canad. Field-Naturalist 80: 161 (1966).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Betula alleghaniensis

Northern America
- Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec
- Northeastern U.S.A
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
- North-Central U.S.A
  - Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

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 alleghaniensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: (Least Concern). DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194255A2306701.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 alleghaniensis 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 alleghaniensis. Published online. Accessed: 7 February 2019.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Gelb-Birke
English: Yellow birch
Esperanto: Alegana betulo
eesti: Kollane kask
suomi: Keltakoivu
français: Bouleau jaune
slovenčina: breza žltá
Türkçe: Sarı huş

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