Betula
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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 Plants of the World Online
