Betula
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin betula (“birch tree”).
Proper noun edit
Betula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Betulaceae – birch trees.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fagales - order; Betulaceae - family; Betuloideae - subfamily
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Betula subg. Betula, Betula subg. Betulaster, Betula subg. Betulenta, Betula subg. Chamaebetula, Betula subg. Neurobetula - subgenera
- Betula pubescens (syn. Betula alba, downy birch) - type species; Betula grossa (Japanese cherry birch), Betula lenta (black birch, cherry birch, sweet birch), Betula nana (dwarf birch), Betula nigra (river birch), Betula papyrifera (paper birch, American white birch, canoe birch), Betula pendula (European white birch) - selected other species; for more other species see References.
References edit
- Betula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Betula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Betula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Betula at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Betula at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Betula at Encyclopedia of Life
- Betula at Paleobiology Database
- Betula at USDA Plants database
- Betuloideae at APWeb
- Betula at The Plant List