Betula occidentalis

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 occidentalis

Name

Betula occidentalis Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 155 (1838).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Betula alba subsp. occidentalis (Hook.) Regel, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 38(2): 400 (1865).
- Betula papyracea var. occidentalis (Hook.) Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 177 (1891).
- Betula alba f. occidentalis (Hook.) Fernald, Amer. J. Sci., ser. 4, 14: 173 (1902).
- Betula microphylla var. occidentalis (Hook.) M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 12: 77 (1908).
- Betula papyrifera var. occidentalis (Hook.) Sarg., J. Arnold Arbor. 1: 63 (1919).
- Betula papyrifera subsp. occidentalis (Hook.) Hultén, Acta Univ. Lund., 2, 40(1): 582 (1944).
Heterotypic
- Betula fontinalis Sarg., Bot. Gaz. 31: 239 (1901).
- Betula microphylla var. fontinalis (Sarg.) M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 12: 77 (1908).
- Betula elrodiana E.J.Butler, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 426 (1909).
- Betula fontinalis f. inopina Jeps., Fl. Calif. 1: 349 (1909).
- Betula occidentalis f. inopina Jeps., Fl. Calif. 1: 349 (1909).
- Betula fontinalis var. inopina (Jeps.) Jeps., Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 270 (1923).
- Betula beeniana A.Nelson, Amer. J. Bot. 32: 284 (1945).
- Betula occidentalis var. inopina (Jeps.) C.L.Hitchc., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N. W. 2: 78 (1964).
- Betula occidentalis subsp. inopina (Jeps.) A.E.Murray, Kalmia 13: 3 (1983).

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 occidentalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: (Least Concern). DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194643A2355167.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 occidentalis 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 occidentalis. Published online. Accessed: 7 February 2019.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Westliche Birke, Wasser-Birke
English: Water Birch
Esperanto: Okcidenta betulo, Fonta betulo
suomi: Jokikoivu
Türkçe: Nehir huşu

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