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Betulaceae (birch)

Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Betulaceae Gray pp. 222, 243
1892Betulaceae Engler p. 94
1919Betulaceae Knowlton
1926Betulaceae Knowlton
1941Betulaceae MacGinitie
1961Betulaceae Chandler p. 63
1963Betulaceae Chandler p. 73
1974Betulaceae Ozaki
1977Betulaceae Hickey
1989Betulaceae Shoshani et al. p. 434
2000Betulaceae Mabberley
2008Betulaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Betulaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFagales
familyBetulaceae
familyBetulaceae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Betulaceae Gray 1822 [birch]
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G. †Alnipollenites Potonie 1931
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Alnipollenites verus Potonie 1931
G. †Alnites Hisinger 1837
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Alnites crassus Lesquereux 1893
Alnites curta Dawson 1890
Alnites grandifolia Newberry 1869
Alnites insignis Dawson 1882
G. †Alnites Deane 1902
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Alnites latifolia Deane 1902
G. †Alnophyllum Staub 1887
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Alnophyllum reussii Ettingshausen 1853
G. †Alnoxylon Felix 1884
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Alnoxylon vasculosum Felix 1884
G. Alnus Miller 1754 [alder]
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Alnus alaskana Newberry 1882
Alnus americana Ettingshausen 1883
Alnus auraria Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Alnus rugosa Lesquereux 1888 [replaced]
Alnus carpinifolia Lesquereux 1888
Alnus carpinoides Lesquereux 1883
Alnus cordata Duby 1828
Alnus corrallina Lesquereux 1883
Alnus corylina Lesquereux 1882
Alnus grandiflora Newberry 1882
Alnus grewiopsis Ward 1885
Alnus inaequilateralis Lesquereux 1875
Alnus kefersteinii Göppert 1837
Alnus macrodonta Knowlton 1902
Alnus muelleri Ettingshausen 1883
Alnus nitida Endlicher 1847
Alnus operia MacGinitie 1941
Alnus parvifolia Berry 1926
Alnus poolensis Chandler 1963
Alnus praecordata Cockerell 1908
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Invalid names: Alnus cordata Lesquereux 1883 [replaced]
Alnus rhamnifolia Nuttall 1911
Alnus rubra Bongard 1833
Alnus rugosa Koch 1872
Alnus scalariforme Srivastava and Suzuki 2001
Alnus serrata Newberry 1868
Alnus serrulata Newberry 1898
G. Betula Linnaeus 1753 [birch]
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Betula aequalis Lesquereux 1878
Betula alaskana Lesquereux 1882
Betula alnoides Buchanan-Hamilton 1825
Betula angustifolia Newberry 1882
Betula basiserrata Ward 1885
Betula beatriciana Lesquereux 1868
Betula bendirei Knowlton 1902
Betula bryani Knowlton 1926
Betula coryloides Ward 1885
Betula dayana Knowlton 1902
Betula deltoides Knowlton 1916
Betula elliptica Saporta 1861
Betula fairii Knowlton 1926
Betula fallax Lesquereux 1888
Betula florissanti Lesquereux 1883
Betula gracilis Ludwig 1861
Betula grandifolia Ettingshausen 1867
Betula hesterna Hickey 1977
Betula heterodonta Newberry 1882
Betula heteromorpha Knowlton 1902
Betula iddingsi Knowlton 1899
Betula largei Knowlton 1926
Betula leopoldae Wolfe and Wehr 1987
Betula lutea Michaux 1811
Betula macclintockia Cramer 1868
Betula macrophylla Göppert 1859
Betula nanoides Knowlton 1926
Betula nigra Linnaeus 1753
Betula parcedentata Lesquereux 1883
Betula perantiqua Dawson 1882
Betula prenigra Berry 1916
Betula prisca Ettingshausen 1851
Betula schimperi Lesquereux 1888
Betula stevensonii Lesquereux 1878
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Invalid names: Betula goepperti Lesquereux 1878 [synonym]
Betula thor Knowlton 1926
Betula truncata Lesquereux 1883
Betula utilis Don 1825
Betula vogdesii Lesquereux 1875
G. †Betulapollenites Potonié
G. †Betuliphyllum Dusen 1899
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G. †Betulites Goeppert 1838
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Betulites denticulata Heer 1866
Betulites oblongus Campbell 1961
Betulites obtusus Campbell 1961
Betulites populifolius Lesquereux 1891
Betulites quadratifolius Campbell 1961
Betulites rugosus Lesquereux 1891
Betulites salzhausensis Goeppert 1838
Betulites snowii Lesquereux 1891
Betulites westii Lesquereux 1891
G. †Betuloxylon Kaiser 1880
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Betuloxylon oligocenicum Kaiser 1880
G. †Carpinicarpus Nikitin 1965
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Carpinicarpus longistylus Nikitin 1965
G. †Carpinoxylon Vater 1884
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Carpinoxylon compactum Vater 1884
Carpinoxylon pfefferi Platen 1907
G. Carpinus Linnaeus 1753 [hornbeam]
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Carpinus attenuata Lesquereux 1883
Carpinus betuloides Unger 1845
Carpinus boveyanus Heer 1862
Carpinus davisi Chandler 1961
Carpinus elkoana Lesquereux 1873
Carpinus fraterna Lesquereux 1883
Carpinus grandis Unger 1845
Carpinus subyedoensis Kon'no 1931
G. †Corylites Gardner 1887
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Corylites macquarrii Forbes 1887
G. †Coryloxylon Prakash et al. 1971
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Coryloxylon nemejcii Prakash et al. 1971
G. Corylus Linnaeus 1753 [hazel]
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Corylus acutertiaria Hickey 1977
Corylus americana Walter 1788
Corylus colurna Linnaeus 1753
Corylus ferox Wallich 1830
Corylus fosteri Ward 1885
Corylus harrimani Knowlton 1904
Corylus insignis Heer 1871
Corylus macquarrii Forbes 1851
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Invalid names: Corylus grandifolia Newberry 1868 [synonym]
Corylus orbiculata Newberry 1868
Corylus palachei Knowlton 1904
Corylus rostrata Aiton 1789
G. †Cranea Manchester and Chen 1998
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Cranea wyomingensis Manchester and Chen 1998
G. †Eucarpinoxylon Mueller-Stoll and Maedel 1959
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G. †Hooleya Reid and Chandler 1926
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Hooleya hermis Unger 1926
G. Ostrya Scopoli 1760 [hophornbeam]
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Ostrya virginiana Miller 1768
Ostrya walkeri Heer 1887
G. †Ostryoxylon Akkemik 2018
G. †Polyporopollenites Thomson and Pflug 1953
G. †Triporatus Thiergart and Frantz 1962
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Triporatus kashmirensis Thiergart and Frantz 1962
Diagnosis
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