Betula lenta

Betula lenta
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Betula lenta is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Betulaceae
Subfamilia: Betuloideae
Genus: Betula
Subgenus: Betula subg. Aspera
Sectio: Betula sect. Lentae
Species:
Formae: B. l. f. lenta – B. l. f. uber

Name

Betula lenta L., Sp. Pl. 2: 983. (1753).

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Betula lenta var. genuina Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 126. 1861, nom. inval.

Homonyms

  • Betula lenta Du Roi, Harbk. Baumz. 1: 92 (1772). = Betula pubescens var. pubescens

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Eastern Canada
      • Ontario.
    • Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia,
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • Deutsch: Zucker-Birke
  • English: Sweet birch
  • español: abedul dulce americano, abedul-cerezo americano, abedul de hojas de carpe
  • suomi: Sokerikoivu
  • français: Bouleau flexible
  • Türkçe: Tatlı huş
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