Hamamelis virginiana

Hamamelis virginiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Hamamelidaceae
Subfamilia: Hamamelidoideae
Genus: Hamamelis
Species: Hamamelis virginiana
Varietas: H. v. var. mexicana

Name

Hamamelis virginiana L., 1753

Synonyms

• Hamamelis androgyna Walter, Fl. Carol. (Walter) 255 (1788)
• Hamamelis caroliniana Walter ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot. (Steud.) 388 (1821)
• Hamamelis communis Barton, Fl. Virg. 64 (1812)
• Hamamelis corylifolia Moench, Methodus (Moench) 273 (1794)
• Hamamelis dentata Raf., New Fl. Am. 3: 17 (1838)
• Hamamelis dioica Walter, Fl. Carol. (Walter) 255 (1788)
• Hamamelis hyemalis Raf., New Fl. Am. 3: 16 (1838)
• Hamamelis macrophylla Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. (Pursh) 1: 116 (1813)
• Hamamelis nigra Raf., New Fl. Am. 3: 16 (1838)
• Hamamelis parvifolia Raf., Med. Bot. 1: 230
• Hamamelis riparia Raf., New Fl. Am. 3: 16 (1838)
• Hamamelis rotundifolia Raf., New Fl. Am. 3: 16 (1838)
• Hamamelis virginiana var. henryi Jenne
• Hamamelis virginiana var. macrophylla (Pursh) Nutt.
• Hamamelis virginiana var. parvifolia Nutt.
• Lomilis ciliata Raf., Alsogr. Amer. 5 (1838)
• Trilopus virginica (L.) Raf., New Fl. Am. 3: 15 (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia); Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isl., Québec) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 124. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Flora of North America North of Mexico 3: 1-590. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Hamamelis virginiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. Oct. Hamamelis virginiana. Published online. Accessed: 06 Oct.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Hamamelis virginiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Hamamelis virginiana. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 06. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hamamelis virginiana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: American witch-hazel
español: Avellano de bruja, escoba de bruja
français: Café du diable
polski: Oczar wirginijski

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