Betula nana

Betula nana

Betula nana

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. Betula
Sectio: Betula sect. Apterocaryon
Species: Betula nana

Name

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

Protologue locality: "Habitat in Alpibus Lapponicis; paludibus Sueciae: Russiae."
Lectotype (designated by Jonsell & Jarvis, Nordic J. Bot. 14: 153. 1994): Herb. Linn. No. 1109.9 (LINN ).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Alnus nana (L.) Clairv., Man. Herbor. Suisse: 280 (1811).
- Chamaebetula nana (L.) Opiz, Lotos 5: 259 (1855).
- Betula nana var. genuina Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 101 (1861), nom. inval.
Heterotypic
- Betula nana var. macrophylla Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 6: 177 (1830).
- Betula nana var. flabellifolia Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 157 (1838).
- Betula littelliana Tucker, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 45: 30 (1843).
- Betula nana var. europaea Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 3: 653 (1850).
- Chamaebetula acutifolia Opiz, Lotos 5: 259 (1855).
- Betula nana var. borealis Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 104 (1861).
- Betula nana var. intermedia Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 102 (1861), nom. illeg.
- Betula nana subsp. relicta (Th.Fr. ex Gürke) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 673 (1881).
- Betula glandulosa f. intermedia Kurtz, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 405 (1894).
- Betula nana f. magnifolia Hartz, Meddel. Grønland 18: 342 (1895).
- Betula nana var. relicta Th.Fr. ex Gürke in K.Richter, Pl. Eur. 2: 50 (1897).
- Betula crenata Rydb. ex E.J.Butler, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 429 (1909).
- Betula naniformis Lindb. ex Kindb., Bot. Not. 1909: 120 (1909).
- Betula viminea Kindb., Bot. Not. 1909: 120 (1909).
- Betula viminea var. serrulata Kindb., Bot. Not. 1909: 120 (1909).
- Betula nana var. reducta Hultén, Acta Univ. Lund., 2, 40(1): 581 (1944).
- Betula tundrarum Perfil., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 48: 1139 (1963).
- Betula nana f. reducta (Hultén) B.Boivin, Naturaliste Canad. 94: 631 (1967).
- Betula nana subsp. tundrarum (Perfil.) Á.Löve & D.Löve, Bot. Not. 128: 505 (1975 publ. 1976).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe
- Northern Europe
  - Finland, Great Britain, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard, Sweden.
- Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic), Germany, Poland, Switzerland
- Southwestern Europe
  - France
- Southeastern Europe
  - Italy (extinct), Romania
- Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia.
Asia-Temperate
- Siberia
  - Altay, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Western Siberia.
Northern America
- Subarctic America
  - Greenland, Northwest Territories.

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

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 983. Reference page.

Ashburner, K. & McAllister, H.A. 2013. The genus Betula: A taxonomic revision of birches (A Botanical Magazine Monograph). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 431 pp., ISBN 978-1-84246-141-9. Reference page.

Stritch, L., 2014. Betula nana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: (Least Concern). DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194495A2341542.en. Reference page.

Wang. N., McAllister, H.A., Bartlett, P.R. & Buggs, R.J.A. 2016. Molecular phylogeny and genome size evolution of the genus Betula (Betulaceae). Annals of Botany 117(6): 1023–1035. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw048 Reference page.

Jarvis, C.E. 2007. Order out of Chaos: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types. London: Linnean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, ISBN 978-0-9506207-7-0, p. 349. Reference page.

Jonsell, B.E. & Jarvis, C.E. 1994. Lectotypifications of Linnaean names for Flora Nordica Vol. 1 (Lycopodiaceae–Papaveraceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 14(2): 145–164. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1994.tb00581.x. Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Betula nana in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 13. Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Betula nana. Published online. Accessed: 13 February 2019.

Tropicos.org 2019. Betula nana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 February 2019.

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Betula nana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2007-10-06.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Бяроза карлікавая
čeština: bříza zakrslá
dansk: Dværg-Birk
Deutsch: Strauch-Birke
eʋegbe: Madal kask
English: Dwarf Birch
eesti: Vaevakask
suomi: Vaivaiskoivu
français: Bouleau nain
hornjoserbsce: Madal kask
íslenska: Fjalldrapi
日本語: ヒメカンバ
kalaallisut: Avaalaqiaq
lietuvių: Beržas keružis
latviešu: Pundurbērzs
Nederlands: Dwergberk
norsk: Dvergbjørk
polski: brzoza niska
русский: Берёза карликовая
davvisámegiella: Skierri
svenska: Dvärgbjörk

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