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Ver. 25.03
Mar. 6th, 2025

242.0000 Family Betulaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 222, 243 (1822), nom. cons.
6 genera, ca. 200 spp.
Species listed in database: 172; hybrids: 38
= Carpinaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 265, 280 (1818)
= Corylaceae Mirb.; Elém. Physiol. Vég. Bot. 2: 906 (1815), nom. cons.
242.1001 Genus Betula L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 982 (1753)
Distribution: many in China (32), Russia, few Europe, North America. Species delimitation is often quite controversial, and there was considerable oversplitting, especially in Asia.
Species listed in database: 59; hybrids: 26
= Apterocaryon Opiz; Lotos 5: 258 (1855)
= Betulaster Spach; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 15: 198 (1841)
= Chamaebetula Opiz; Lotos 5: 258 (1855)

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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World


Version 25.03 (March 6th, 2025)

Covering 356,112 accepted species,
8,776 hybrids, 48,085 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,002,454 synonyms,
in total 1,415,427* names

[*about 25,000 dubious, "unplaced" names and about 4,000 invalid names (Art. 24.3) like "typicus" are deliberately omitted]


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