Corylus americana

Corylus americana

Corylus americana

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Corylus americana 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 americana

Name

Corylus americana Walter, Fl. Carol.: 236 (1788).

• Type: USA, Georgia, Taccoa, Herbersham Co., 1200 ft., 17–20 Aug. 1895, J.K. Small s.n. (Neotype, designated by Ward (2007: 1099), repository corrected by Holstein et al, 2018: 4): A 00247927; isoneotype: NY 01185413).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Corylus virginiana Münchh., Hausvater 3: 830 (1768), nom. utique rej.
  • Corylus humilis Willd., Enum. Pl.: 983 (1809).
  • Rostella variegata Dochnahl, Sichere Fuhr. Obstkund.: 51 (1860), opus utiq. oppr.
  • Corylus americana var. missouriensis A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 132 (1864).
  • Corylus serotina G.Kirchn. in E.A.Petzold & G.Kirchner, Arbor. Muscav.: 672 (1864).
  • Corylus americana var. humilis (Willd.) Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 132 (1891).
  • Corylus calyculata Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 132 (1891).
  • Corylus americana f. calyculata (Dippel) Schelle in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 50 (1903).
  • Corylus americana f. humilis (Willd.) Schelle in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 49 (1903).
  • Corylus americana var. calyculata (Dippel) H.J.P.Winkl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 48 (1904).
  • Corylus americana var. altior Farw., Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 17: 168 (1916).
  • Corylus americana f. missouriensis (A.DC.) Fernald, Rhodora 34: 96 (1932).
  • Corylus americana var. indehiscens Palmer & Steyerm., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 516 (1935).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada Manitoba, Saskatchewan Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario, Québec Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• 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. 
• Ward, D.B. 2007. Thomas Walter Typification Project IV: neotypes and epitypes for 43 Walter names, of genera A through C. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1(2): 1091–1100. JSTOR BHL 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

• Stritch, L. 2014. Corylus americana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194257A2307102.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Corylus americana 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 americana. Published online. Accessed: January 13 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Corylus americana. Accessed: 13 January 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Corylus americana. 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

dansk: Amerikansk hassel
Deutsch: Amerikanische Hasel
English: American hazel
français: Noisetier d'Amérique
italiano: Nocciolo americano
Türkçe: Amerika fındığı

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